Re: Problem handling search form fior multiple values

If you print out the contents of the $this->data array ( debug($this-
>data) ).
You should see:
[vendor_id] => Array
(
[0] => 1
[1] => 2
)

So that's where you access those values, they are in the array.

On Jul 27, 3:31 pm, NIghtmare327 <pmills...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a form I am using to do searches, and am having issues with the
> return values from the form.  here is the code segment from the form:
>
> ===== index.ctp =====
>
>         <?php
>                 echo $form->button('Reset Form', array
> ('type'=>'reset', 'style'=>'width:200px;height:35px'));
>                 echo $form->input('Search.keywords');
>                 echo $form->input('Search.name',array('after'=>__
> ('wildcard is *',true)));
>                 //echo $form->input('Search.vendor_id');
>                 echo $form->input('Search.vendor_id', array('type' =>
> 'select', 'multiple'=>true));
>                 echo $form->submit('Search');
>         ?>
>
> It shows me themultiplelist, but when I print the passed values in
> the controller, this is what I get:
>
> Array ( [Search.vendor_id] => Array )
>
> It appears I am getting the word Array back rather than the values of
> the selected items.
>
> Any thoughts on this matter?  let me know if you need to see more of
> the source to see what is happening.  Just as some background, Vendors
> is a lookup table for vendors based on vendor_id obviously.  I want to
> be able to do a search based uponmultiplevendors rather than just
> 1.  I have the search for one working, just not this one.  Thanks!
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