/**
* create a select dropdown
*
* @param $name string field name
* @param $selected string/array field value(s)
* @param $attributes array additional input attributes
* @param $id string
* @param $translate boolean apply JText?
* @param $addTD boolean wrap the result in <td> tags if true
* @param $styleTD string valid css style string e.g. 'font-weight:bold;' to td
*/
function createSelect($name, $options, $selected = '', $attributes = array(), $id = false, $translate = false, $addTD = true, $attribTD = array())
{
$id = ChronoContactHelperPlugin::createId($name, $id);
if (!is_array($selected)) {
$selected = explode(', ', $selected);
}
// if the selection is empty add a null option to the beginning of the options list
if (!empty($selected)) {
$null_option = array('null' => JHTML::_('select.option', JText::_('--?--')));
$options = array_merge($null_option, $options);
}
$return = JHTML::_('select.genericlist', $options, $name, JArrayHelper::toString($attributes), 'value', 'text', $selected, $id, $translate);
if ($addTD) {
$return = ChronoContactHelperPlugin::wrapTD($return, $attribTD);
}
return $return;
}
