Is it possible to get random values using ArrayHelper? Yii2 - php

Question

How do I get random values from another table? In my employee php I have 3 records, so there is 3 id values. In my ticket.php once I create a ticket it will automatically get the id value from the employee table but it is not randomise how do I do it?
Mine is currently getting the same value from employee whenever I create a ticket.
In the ticketcontroller.php
public function actionCreate()
{
$model = new Ticket();
if ($model->load(Yii::$app->request->post()) && $model->save()) {
return $this->redirect(['view', 'id' => $model->id]);
} else {
$model->time_start = date('y-m-d h:i:s');
$model->status = ('On Going');
$model->employee_respond_id = array_rand('id');
return $this->render('create', [
'model' => $model,
]);
}
}
In the _form.php
<?= $form->field($model, 'employee_respond_id')->dropDownlist(
ArrayHelper::map(Employee::find()->all(), 'id', 'id'),
[
'readOnly' => true,
'style' => 'width:200px'
]
); ?>

Answer 1

Try this way:
public function actionCreate()
{
$model = new Ticket();
if ($model->load(Yii::$app->request->post()) && $model->save()) {
return $this->redirect(['view', 'id' => $model->id]);
} else {
$employeeIDs = ArrayHelper::map(Employee::find()->all(), 'id', 'id'),
$model->time_start = date('y-m-d h:i:s');
$model->status = ('On Going');
$model->employee_respond_id = array_rand($employeeIDs);
return $this->render('create', [
'model' => $model,
'employeeIDs' => $employeeIDs
]);
}
}
_form.php
<?= $form->field($model, 'employee_respond_id')->dropDownlist(
$employeeIDs,
[
'readOnly' => true,
'style' => 'width:200px'
]
); ?>
Better use employee name as label and id as value in dropdown, still it will work for random function.