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Sorry to revive a slightly older topic, but this came up when I was searching my issue. If fields have already been added based on a model, how would one modify a Select tag to insert options before it's built? Select lists are frequently dynamically generated so it doesn't make sense to define the options in the Model. Model:

protected static $_properties = array(
 'id',
 'name' => array(  // Array defines column properties for use in forms and validation
  'data_type' => 'varchar',
  'label'     => 'Business Name',
  'form'      => array('type' => 'text'),
  'default'   => 'New business',
  'validation'=> array('required', 'min_length' => array(3)), 
 ),
 'category' => array(
  'data_type' => 'integer',
  'label'  => 'Category',
  'form'  => array(
   'type' => 'select'
  ),
 ),
 'description' => array(
  'data_type' => 'text',
  'label'     => 'Description',
  'form'      => array('type' => 'textarea'),
  'validation'=> array('required', 'min_length' => array(25)),
 )
);

Controller:

$edit_fields = Fieldset::forge('edit_business')
    ->add_model('Model_Business');

$cat_input = $edit_fields->field('category');

$cat_input->set_attribute(array('options' => array('3' => 'No value!')));

$edit_form = $edit_fields->form();
$edit_form->add('submit', '', array('type' => 'submit', 'value' => 'Submit'));

This was my guess but it didn't work, and only looked at the model.

From one of my apps:

// create the fieldset for the exam voucher
  $voucherform = Fieldset::forge('voucherform');
  $voucherform->add('voucher', 'Geef uw examen code in');

  // create the fieldset for the payment method
  $options = array('0' => '', 'IDEAL' => 'Betaal via iDEAL');
  Auth::has_access('access.user') and $options['ACCOUNT'] = 'Op rekening';
  $voucherform->add('methode', 'Gewenste betaal methode', array('type' => 'select', 'options' => $options));

... And what about pre-select a specific option?