I want to create a select box like the one below using illuminate\\html :
Laravel provides a Query Builder with lists() function
In your case, you can replace your code
$items = Items::all(['id', 'name']);
with
$items = Items::lists('name', 'id');
Also, you can chain it with other Query Builder as well.
$items = Items::where('active', true)->orderBy('name')->lists('name', 'id');
source: http://laravel.com/docs/5.0/queries#selects
Update for Laravel 5.2
Thank you very much @jarry. As you mentioned, the function for Laravel 5.2 should be
$items = Items::pluck('name', 'id');
or
$items = Items::where('active', true)->orderBy('name')->pluck('name', 'id');
ref: https://laravel.com/docs/5.2/upgrade#upgrade-5.2.0 -- look at Deprecations lists
Laravel use array for Form::select
. So I passed array like below:
$datas = Items::lists('name', 'id');
$items = array();
foreach ($datas as $data)
{
$items[$data->id] = $data->name;
}
return \View::make('your view', compact('items',$items));
In your view:
<div class="form-group">
{!! Form::label('item', 'Item:') !!}
{!! Form::select('item_id', $items, null, ['class' => 'form-control']) !!}
</div>
In your controller, add,
public function create()
{
$items = array(
'itemlist' => DB::table('itemtable')->get()
);
return view('prices.create', $items);
}
And in your view, use
<select name="categories" id="categories" class="form-control">
@foreach($itemlist as $item)
<option value="{{ $item->id }}">{{ $item->name }}</option>
@endforeach
</select>
In select box, it will be like this,
<select>
<option value="1">item1</option>
<option value="2">item2</option>
<option value="3">item3</option>
...
</select>
Try this one. Without using controller
{{ Form::select('apartment_id', \App\Apartment::all()->pluck('apartment_name', 'apartment_id')->toArray(), null,['class'=>'select2 form-control', 'multiple'=>'multiple','required','id' => 'apartment_id']) }}
Laravel >= 5.3 method lists() is deprecated use pluck()
$items = Items::pluck('name', 'id');
{!! Form::select('items', $items, null, ['class' => 'some_css_class']) !!}
This will give you a select box with same select options as id numbers in DB
for example if you have this in your DB table:
id name
1 item1
2 item2
3 item3
4 item4
in select box it will be like this
<select>
<option value="1">item1</option>
<option value="2">item2</option>
<option value="3">item3</option>
<option value="4">item4</option>
</select>
I found out that pluck now returns a collection, and you need to add ->toArray() at the end of pluck...so like this: pluck('name', 'id')->toArray();
Laravel 5.3 use pluck($value, $key )
$value is displayed in your drop list and $key is id
controller
$products = Product::pluck('name', 'id');
return view('main.index', compact('products'));
view
{{ Form::select('id', $products, null, ['class' => 'form-control']) }}