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Raouf Tiliouine
15,192 PointsStoring 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.
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Brandon Barrette
20,485 PointsIt'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
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Raouf Tiliouine
15,192 PointsThanks Brandon!