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Create a select Tag.

App::Html()->selectTag(Name, Data Array, Selected, Html Options, Parameter);

Parameter	Description
Name	Name of the Input element
Data Array	List of element to create options group
Selected	Default selected value
Options	HTML Attributes
Parameter	Pass extra parameter. For example off_blank to remove empty option.

See bellow example:

echo App::Html()
    ->selectTag(
        "data[Player][choice]",
        array("I"=>"In Door Game","O"=>"Out Door Game"),
        "I",
        array(
            "id"=>"choice"
        )
);
/*

Return
<select name="data[Player][choice]"  id="choice"  >
  <option value=""></option>
  <option selected="selected" value="I">In Door Game</option>
  <option value="O">Out Door Game</option>
</select>
*/

echo App::Html()
    ->selectTag(
        "data[Player][choice]",
        array("I"=>"In Door Game","O"=>"Out Door Game"),
        "I",
        array(
            "id"=>"choice"
        ),
    array(
      "off_blank" => "Yes"
    )
);

/*
Return value
<select name="data[Player][choice]"  id="choice"  >

</select>
*/