theme_select

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theme_select($element)

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theme_select($variables)

Format a dropdown menu or scrolling selection box.

It is possible to group options together; to do this, change the format of $options to an associative array in which the keys are group labels, and the values are associative arrays in the normal $options format.

Parameters

$element An associative array containing the properties of the element. Properties used: title, value, options, description, extra, multiple, required

Return value

A themed HTML string representing the form element.

Related topics

Form generation

Functions to enable the processing and display of HTML forms.

Code

drupal/includes/form.inc, line 932

<?php
function theme_select($element) {
  $select = '';
  $size = $element['#size'] ? ' size="' . $element['#size'] . '"' : '';
  _form_set_class($element, array('form-select'));
  $multiple = isset($element['#multiple']) && $element['#multiple'];
  return theme('form_element', $element, '<select name="'. $element['#name'] .''. ($multiple ? '[]' : '') .'"'. ($multiple ? ' multiple="multiple" ' : '') . drupal_attributes($element['#attributes']) .' id="'. $element['#id'] .'" '. $size .'>'. form_select_options($element) .'</select>');
}
?>

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