Yii: How to add CSS class to a dropdown list

Question

I am using Yii 1.1.10. I would like to know how to add a CSS class to a dropdown list. I am using a CActiveForm

for example, how would i add a CSS class to this dropdown list?

<?php echo $form->labelEx($model,'chassis'); ?>
<?php echo $form->dropDownList($model, 'chassis',
      array('saloon' => 'saloon', 'station wagon' => 'station wagon', ),
   ); 
?>

EDIT: I had this in my code

 array('empty' => 'Select one of the following...')

i had it there to make it the default message. but somehow it interfered with using

'htmlOptions'=>array('class'=>'yourCssClass')

OR

array('class'=>'your_class_name')

so as long as i remove it, both suggestions work!Thank guys

Answer 1

You can use htmlOptions argument of CActiveFrom::dropDownList() to specify class,style or any other HTML attributes.

<?php echo $form->labelEx($model,'chassis'); ?>
<?php echo $form->dropDownList($model, 'chassis',
      array('saloon' => 'saloon', 'station wagon' => 'station wagon', ),
      array('class'=>'your_class_name'),
   ); 
?>