zend framework 2 module: call function to populate a dropdownlist in the frontend

Question

Hi im busy creating a module.

Now my problem is, i really want to understand how i would approach this problem.

1.I got a front-end that needs a dropdownlist that must be populated with data from a service function call to an api.

MyService.php

    public function myFunction() {
      return $call->get(/list/);
    }

Now how would i get the data as easy as possible to be used by others in the front-end when writing this Zend Framework 2 Module?

I would be happy to learn and be shown the right way.

Answer 1

I would recommend using: https://framework.zend.com/manual/2.4/en/modules/zend.form.view.helpers.html#formselect

$element = new Element\Select('language');
$element->setValueOptions(array(
    '0' => 'French',
    '1' => 'English',
    '2' => 'Japanese',
    '3' => 'Chinese'
));
echo $this->formSelect($element);`

this will generate a valid html selectbox, with the given options