php - set_select for select tag in codeigniter

Question

How to set value for select tag ,as when i tried for text field

<input type="input" name="name" value="<?php echo set_value('name') ?>"/>

its working but when i tried for select tag

<SELECT class="form-control" name="user" style="width:200px;">
    <option value="">--Select--</option>
    <?php
        foreach ($result as $row):
        echo "<option value='" . $row['id'] . "' >" . $row['employee_name'];
    ?>
    <?php endforeach ?>
</SELECT>

its not working ,when validation run falls its again showing --Select-- option

Answer 1

try this--> use set_select()

<select id="user" name="user" style="width: 230px; height: 40px;" >
<option value="" selected>--Select--</option>
<?php foreach ($result as $row) { ?>
<option value="<?php echo $row['id'] ; ?>" <?php echo set_select('user', $row['id'], False); ?> ><?php echo $row['employee_name'] ; ?> </option> 
<?php } ?>
</select>