form_type_select_value

Helper function to determine the value for a select form element.

Parameters

$form: The form element whose value is being populated.

$edit: The incoming POST data to populate the form element. If this is FALSE, the element's default value should be returned.

Return value

The data that will appear in the $form_state['values'] collection for this element. Return nothing to use the default.

Related topics

Form generation

Functions to enable the processing and display of HTML forms.

File

includes/form.inc, line 1259

Code

function form_type_select_value($form, $edit = FALSE) {
  if ($edit !== FALSE) {
    if (isset($form['#multiple']) && $form['#multiple']) {
      return (is_array($edit)) ? drupal_map_assoc($edit) : array();
    }
    else {
      return $edit;
    }
  }
}