Builds a option list of Custom Taxonomies for use in WordPress

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/**
 * Build an option list of Terms based on a given Taxonomy.
 *
 * @package helper 
 * @uses zm_base_get_terms to return the terms with error checking
 * @param string $taxonomy
 * @param mixed $value, the value to be used in the form field, can be term_id or term_slug
 */
if ( ! function_exists( 'zm_base_build_options' ) ) :
function zm_base_build_options( $taxonomy=null, $value=null ) {

    if ( is_null ( $value ) )
        $value = 'term_id';

    if ( is_array( $taxonomy ) )
        extract( $taxonomy );

    // white list
    if ( empty( $prepend ) )
        $prepend = null; 
    
    if ( empty( $extra_data ) )
        $extra_data = null;

    if ( empty( $extra_css ) ) 
        $extra_css = null;

    if ( $multiple ) {
        $multiple = 'multiple="multiple"';
        $multiple_extra = '[]';
    } else {
        $multiple = false;
    }

    if ( !isset( $label ) )     
        $label = $taxonomy;        
   
    /** All Terms */
    $args = array(
        'orderby' => 'name',
        'hide_empty' => false
         );

    $terms = get_terms( $taxonomy, $args );

    if ( is_wp_error( $terms ) ) {
//        exit( "Opps..." . $terms->get_error_message() . "..dog, cmon, fix it!" );
        $terms = false;
    }

    global $post;

    if ( $post ) {
        $current_terms = get_the_terms( $post->ID, $taxonomy );
    }
    ?>
    <?php if ( $terms ) : ?>
    <fieldset class="zm-base-<?php echo $taxonomy; ?>-container <?php echo $taxonomy; ?>-container">
    <label class="zm-base-title"><?php echo $label; ?></label>    
    <select name="<?php echo $taxonomy; ?><?php echo $multiple_extra;?>" <?php echo $multiple; ?> <?php echo $extra_data; ?> class="<?php echo $extra_class; ?>" id="" <?php echo $multiple; ?>>
        <?php // First choice ?>
        <option value="">-- Choose a <?php echo $taxonomy; ?> --</option>              
        <?php foreach( $terms as $term ) : ?>
            <?php for ( $i=0, $count=count($current_terms); $i <= $count; $i++ ) : ?>
                <?php // yes fuckig cryptic, i hate for's in foreach's; ?>
                <?php $current_terms[$term->term_id]->name ? $temp = $current_terms[$term->term_id]->name : $temp = null; ?>
            <?php endfor; ?>
            <?php $term->name == $temp ? $selected = 'selected="selected"' : $selected = null; ?>
            <option 
            value="<?php echo $prepend; ?><?php echo $term->$value; ?>" 
            data-value="<?php echo $term->slug; ?>" 
            class="taxonomy-<?php echo $taxonomy; ?> term-<?php echo $term->slug; ?> <?php echo $taxonomy; ?>-<?php echo $term->term_id; ?>" 
            <?php echo $selected; ?>>
            <?php echo $term->name; ?>
            </option>            
        <?php endforeach; ?>
    </select>
    </fieldset>
    <?php endif; ?>
<?php }
endif;