If you create your form fields correctly, the form helper will sort all of this for you
echo $this->Form->select( 'Model.field', $options, array('multiple' => true) ); Source: http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/form.html I would focus on trying to get the conventions working rather forcing the selected options. If you have your data array correct then the above will output a multiselect form field with the right options selected. HTH, Paul. -- Like Us on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/CakePHP Find us on Twitter http://twitter.com/CakePHP --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.