-- function from backend/modules/state/action/action.class.php --

  public function executeGetState()
  {
    $countryID=$this->getRequestParameter('countryID');

    if($countryID != 0 || $countryID != '')
      {
	$statepeer = new StatePeer();
	$this->stateArr = $statepeer->getStateByCountryId($countryID);
      }
    else
      {
	$myArr[0] = "----- Select -----";  
        $this->stateArr = $myArr;
      }
  }

-- End function from backend/modules/state/action/action.class.php --

-- file backend/modules/state/templates/getStateSuccess.php --

$customForm = new customForms();
echo $customForm->parseOptions($stateArr);

-- End file backend/modules/state/templates/getStateSuccess.php --

-- parseOptions() --

  public function parseOptions($optArr)
  {
    if(is_array($optArr))
      {
	$retStr = "";
	foreach($optArr As $key => $value)
	  {
	    $retStr .= "<option value='".$key."'>".$value."</option>";
	    unset($key);
	    unset($value);
	  }	
      }
    else
      {
	$retStr .= "<option value=0>--- Select ---</option>";
      }
    return $retStr;
  }

-- End parseOptions() --