$this->load->helper('form'); $this->load->library('form_builder'); 

<?= $this->form_builder->open_form(array('action' => '')); ?> 

<? /* Prepare variables */ $defaults_object_or_array_from_db = NULL; $item = new stdClass; $item->id = 33; $item->description = ''; $years = range(intval(date('Y')), intval(date('Y')) + 20); $months = array_map(function ($n) {	return str_pad($n, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT); }, range(1, 12)); $exp_month_options = array_combine($months, $months); $cc_exp_month = '05'; $exp_year_options = array_combine($years, $years); $cc_exp_year = intval(date('Y')) + 5; $input_span = 'pull-left '; /* Build form */ echo $this->form_builder->build_form_horizontal(	array(	array(/* HIDDEN */	'id' => 'id',	'type' => 'hidden',	'value' => $item->id	),	array(/* INPUT */	'id' => 'color',	'placeholder' => 'Item Color',	'input_addons' => array(	'pre' => 'color: #',	'post' => ';'	),	'help' => 'this is a help block'	),	array(/* DROP DOWN */	'id' => 'published',	'type' => 'dropdown',	'options' => array(	'1' => 'Published',	'2' => 'Disabled'	)	),	array(/* TEXTAREA */	'id' => 'description',	'type' => 'textarea',	'class' => 'wysihtml5',	'placeholder' => 'Item Description (HTML or rich text)',	'value' => html_entity_decode($item->description)	),	array(/* COMBINE */	'id' => 'expiration_date',	'type' => 'combine', /* use `combine` to put several input inside the same block */	'elements' => array(	array(	'id' => 'cc_exp_month',	'label' => 'Expiration Date',	'autocomplete' => 'cc-exp-month',	'type' => 'dropdown',	'options' => $exp_month_options,	'class' => $input_span . 'required input-small',	'required' => '',	'data-items' => '4',	'pattern' => '\d{1,2}',	'style' => 'width: auto;',	'value' => (isset($cc_exp_month) ? $cc_exp_month : '')	),	array(	'id' => 'cc_exp_year',	'label' => 'Expiration Date',	'autocomplete' => 'cc-exp-year',	'type' => 'dropdown',	'options' => $exp_year_options,	'class' => $input_span . 'required input-small',	'required' => '',	'data-items' => '4',	'pattern' => '\d{4}',	'style' => 'width: auto; margin-left: 5px;',	'value' => (isset($cc_exp_year) ? $cc_exp_year : '')	)	)	),	array(/* DATE */	'id' => 'date',	'type' => 'date'	),	array(/* CHECKBOX */	'id' => 'checkbox_group',	'label' => 'Checkboxes',	'type' => 'checkbox',	'options' => array(	array(	'id' => 'checkbox1',	'value' => 1	// If no label is set, the value will be used	),	array(	'id' => 'checkbox2',	'value' => 2,	'label' => 'Two'	)	)	),	array(/* RADIO */	'id' => 'radio_group',	'label' => 'Radio buttons',	'type' => 'radio',	'options' => array(	array(	'id' => 'radio_button_yes',	'value' => 1,	'label' => 'Yes'	),	array(	'id' => 'radio_button_no',	'value' => 0,	'label' => 'No'	)	)	),	array(/* SUBMIT */	'id' => 'submit',	'type' => 'submit'	)	), $defaults_object_or_array_from_db); echo $this->form_builder->close_form(); ?> 

<?= $this->form_builder->close_form(); ?> 

<form action="" class="form-horizontal col-sm-12" autocomplete="on" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post" accept-charset="utf-8">	<input type="hidden" name="id" value="33" />	<div class="form-group">	<label for="color" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Color</label>	<div class="col-sm-9">	<div class="input-group">	<span class="input-group-addon">color: #</span>	<input type="text" name="color" value="" id="color" placeholder="Item Color" class="form-control" />	<span class="input-group-addon">;</span>	</div>	<span class="help-block">this is a help block</span>	</div>	</div>	<div class="form-group">	<label for="published" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Published</label>	<div class="col-sm-9">	<select name="published" id="published" class="valid form-control">	<option value="1">Published</option>	<option value="2">Disabled</option>	</select>	</div>	</div>	<div class="form-group">	<label for="description" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Description</label>	<div class="col-sm-9">	<textarea name="description" cols="40" rows="10" id="description" class="form-control wysihtml5" placeholder="Item Description (HTML or rich text)" ></textarea>	</div>	</div>	<div class="form-group">	<label for="expiration_date" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Expiration Date</label>	<div class="col-sm-9">	<select name="cc_exp_month" id="cc_exp_month" label="Expiration Date" autocomplete="cc-exp-month" class="pull-left required input-small valid form-control" required="" data-items="4" pattern="\d{1,2}" style="width: auto;">	<option value="01">01</option>	<option value="02">02</option>	<option value="03">03</option>	<option value="04">04</option>	<option value="05" selected="selected">05</option>	<option value="06">06</option>	<option value="07">07</option>	<option value="08">08</option>	<option value="09">09</option>	<option value="10">10</option>	<option value="11">11</option>	<option value="12">12</option>	</select>	<select name="cc_exp_year" id="cc_exp_year" label="Expiration Date" autocomplete="cc-exp-year" class="pull-left required input-small valid form-control" required="" data-items="4" pattern="\d{4}" style="width: auto; margin-left: 5px;">	<option value="2016">2016</option>	<option value="2017">2017</option>	<option value="2018">2018</option>	<option value="2019">2019</option>	<option value="2020">2020</option>	<option value="2021" selected="selected">2021</option>	<option value="2022">2022</option>	<option value="2023">2023</option>	<option value="2024">2024</option>	<option value="2025">2025</option>	<option value="2026">2026</option>	<option value="2027">2027</option>	<option value="2028">2028</option>	<option value="2029">2029</option>	<option value="2030">2030</option>	<option value="2031">2031</option>	<option value="2032">2032</option>	<option value="2033">2033</option>	<option value="2034">2034</option>	<option value="2035">2035</option>	<option value="2036">2036</option>	</select>	</div>	</div>	<div class="form-group">	<label for="date" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Date</label>	<div class="col-sm-9">	<input type="date" name="date" value="" id="date" class="form-control" />	</div>	</div>	<div class="form-group">	<label for="checkbox_group" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Checkboxes</label>	<div class="col-sm-9">	<label class="checkbox-inline">	<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox_group" value="1" id="checkbox_group" label="1" />	1	</label>	<label class="checkbox-inline">	<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox_group" value="2" id="checkbox_group" label="Two" />	Two	</label>	</div>	</div>	<div class="form-group">	<label for="radio_group" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Radio buttons</label>	<div class="col-sm-9">	<label class="radio-inline">	<input type="radio" name="radio_group" value="1" id="radio_group" label="Yes" />	Yes	</label>	<label class="radio-inline">	<input type="radio" name="radio_group" value="0" id="radio_group" label="No" />	No	</label>	</div>	</div>	<div class="form-group">	<label for="submit" class="col-sm-2 control-label">	</label>	<div class="col-sm-9">	<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" class="btn btn-primary" name="submit" value="" />	</div>	</div> </form>