Creating and populating form fields dynamically in CakePHP -

in form have simple drop-down input list populated data controller. here input field:

echo $this->form->input('user_id', array('label'=>'employee')); 

and here how populate it:

    $employees = $this->user->getemployeelist($this->auth->user('company_id')); $this->set('users', $employees); 

now need allow user create these employee drop-downs dynamically. thought use jquery add html needed fields, how populate them same $employees array?

you must write javascript, or jquery plugin that. in view.ctp file transform this->user->getemployeelist($this->auth->user('company_id')) in javascript variable. when create new element in click event populate field values:

var employeelist= <?=$users?> $('#addvar').on('click', function(){ varcount++; $node = $('<p><label for="var'+varcount+'">employee '+varcount+': </label><input type="text" name="var'+varcount+'" id="var'+varcount+'"><span class="removevar">remove employee</span></p>').val(employeelist); $(this).parent().before($node); });