just 1st record is not displaying is drowpdown. but other is displaying . code igniter

Question

[add_library form ]

<select   name="employee_id" class="form-control">
                                <option  value="">Select Employee.....</option
                                <?php
                                if (!empty($employee_info) && is_array($employee_info)){
                                    foreach ($employee_info as $emp_info) {
                                        // blow option of compare db id and  select option value ?>
                                        <option  <?php echo ($emp_info->employee_id==$library_info->employee_id  ) ? 'selected' : ''; ?>

                                        value="<?php echo $emp_info->employee_id; ?>">
                                        <?php echo $emp_info->first_name . ' ' . $emp_info->last_name ?>
                                    </option>
                                    <?php
                                    }
                                }
                                ?>
                            </select>

here is screen shot of front end. Am new in developing. thanks for help in advance . this is the pic of front end

Answer 1

I'm not entirely sure how you have this set up, because I wouldn't do it this way. But try this:

<select name="employee_id" class="form_control">
    <option value="">Select Employee...</option>
    <?php
    if (!empty($employee_info)) { // Left out the is_array. You can check one or the other. empty only checks arrays. Can include it to be thorough
        foreach ($employee_info AS $ei) {
            echo '<option value="' . $ei->employee_id . '"';
            echo ($ei->employee_id == $library_info->employee_id) ? ' SELECTED ' : '' . '>';
            echo $ei->first_name . ' ' . $ei->last_name;
            echo '</option>'.PHP_EOL;
        }
    }
    ?>
</select>

It may take a little tweaking.