Requirements

Yii 1.1.x

Install

Extract to extensions directory Add following to the import section of the main config

'application.extensions.states.*'

Usage

$options = array(
  "name" => "thestates",
  "seperateCountries" => true,
  "selected" => "VA",
);
$htmlOptions = array(
  "prompt" => "Please selecte a state",
);
 
echo States::render(array("US","canada","us territories"), $options, $htmlOptions);

Active Form
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$form->dropDownList($address, 'state', My_States::getStates(array("US"), true), 
       array('prompt' => 'State', 'class' => 'abc', 'style' => "width:75px;")),