public function action_load_department_tags() { $Directory = new DirectoryObj(); $departments = $Directory->load_all_depts(); ob_start(); ?> <option value="">Any department</option> <?php foreach ($departments as $dept) { ?> <option value="<?php echo $dept->deptid; ?> "><?php echo $dept->deptname; ?> </option> <?php } $contents = ob_get_contents(); ob_end_clean(); print $contents; }