categories dropdown in create/edit form

app/controllers/admin/CategoriesController.php

@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class CategoriesController extends AdminController {
 	public function getCreate()
 	{
 		// Show the page
-		return View::make('backend/categories/create');
+		$category_options = array('' => 'Top Level') + Category::lists('name', 'id');
+		return View::make('backend/categories/create')->with('category_options',$category_options);
 	}
 
 
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ class CategoriesController extends AdminController {
 		}
 
 		// Show the page
-		return View::make('backend/categories/edit', compact('category'));
+		$category_options = array('' => 'Top Level') + Category::lists('name', 'id');
+		return View::make('backend/categories/edit', compact('category'))->with('category_options',$category_options);
 	}
 
 
@@ -170,4 +172,5 @@ class CategoriesController extends AdminController {
 	}
 
 
+
 }

app/views/backend/categories/create.blade.php

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Create a New Asset Category ::
 			<div class="control-group {{ $errors->has('parent') ? 'error' : '' }}">
 				<label class="control-label" for="parent">Category Parent</label>
 				<div class="controls">
-					<input class="span6" type="text" name="parent" id="parent" value="{{ Input::old('parent') }}" />
+					{{ Form::select('parent', $category_options , Input::old('parent')) }}
 					{{ $errors->first('parent', '<span class="help-inline">:message</span>') }}
 				</div>
 			</div>

app/views/backend/categories/edit.blade.php

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Category Update ::
 			<div class="control-group {{ $errors->has('parent') ? 'error' : '' }}">
 				<label class="control-label" for="parent">Category Parent</label>
 				<div class="controls">
-					<input type="text" name="parent" id="parent" value="{{ Input::old('name', $category->parent) }}" />
+					{{ Form::select('parent', $category_options, Input::old('parent', $category->parent)) }}
 					{{ $errors->first('parent', '<span class="help-inline">:message</span>') }}
 				</div>
 			</div>