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Posted by Raouf Tiliouine
Raouf Tiliouine
15,192 Points

Storing check boxes in database in Rails

Hi,

I was just wondering if there was a way of storing check boxes in rails, preferably in postgresql. I know it would use a BOOLEAN value, but how do I "hook up" the check box to the database.

Thanks.

2 Answers

Brandon Barrette
Brandon Barrette
20,485 Points
Brandon Barrette
Brandon Barrette
20,485 Points

It's like any other input value. I would set the default value to false, then in your form:

<%= f.label :completed %>
<%= f.check_box :completed %>

Rails will do the magic and update the database accordingly. See more here:

http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/Helpers/FormHelper.html#method-i-check_box

Raouf Tiliouine
Raouf Tiliouine
15,192 Points
Raouf Tiliouine
Raouf Tiliouine
15,192 Points

Thanks Brandon!