added fix which ensures that the first selected option of a list is the nonSelectable prompt and not the first selectable option. This occured due to NULL being 0 and the old compare then using 0

Author: maiknbm

resources/views/public/components/forms/select-question.blade.php

@@ -16,16 +16,17 @@ class="select form-field-text focus:select-secondary
                 bg-white @endif
             
             ">
-            <option disabled @if (old($sectionName) === null) selected @endif>{{ $placeholder }}</option>
-            {{-- from https://laravel.com/docs/11.x/blade#additional-attributes --}}
+            <option disabled @if (old($sectionName, '') === '') selected @endif>{{ $placeholder }}</option>
             @foreach ($options as $key => $option)
-                <option value="{{ $key }}" @selected(old($sectionName) == $key)>
+                <option value="{{ $key }}" @selected(old($sectionName, '') === (string) $key)>
                     {{ $option }}
                 </option>
             @endforeach
         </select>
         @if ($errors->has($sectionName))
             <p class="error-highlight"> {{ $errors->first($sectionName) }} </p>
         @endif
+
+
     </div>
 </div>