Module: ActionView::Helpers::FormTagHelper

Defined in:
lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb

Overview

Provides a number of methods for creating form tags that doesn't rely on conventions with an object assigned to the template like FormHelper does. With the FormTagHelper, you provide the names and values yourself.

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#check_box_tag(name, value = "1", checked = false, options = {}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 63

def check_box_tag(name, value = "1", checked = false, options = {})
  html_options = {"type" => "checkbox", "name" => name, "id" => name, "value" => value}.update(options)
  html_options["checked"] = "checked" if checked
  tag("input", html_options)
end

#end_form_tag ⇒ Object

Outputs ""



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 30

def end_form_tag
  "</form>"
end

#file_field_tag(name, options = {}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 46

def file_field_tag(name, options = {})
  text_field_tag(name, nil, options.update("type" => "file"))
end

#form_tag(url_for_options = {}, options = {}, *parameters_for_url) ⇒ Object Also known as: start_form_tag

Starts a form tag that points the action to an url configured with url_for_options just like ActionController::Base#url_for. The method for the form defaults to POST.

Options:

  • :multipart - If set to true, the enctype is set to "multipart/form-data".


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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 14

def form_tag(url_for_options = {}, options = {}, *parameters_for_url)
  html_options = { "method" => "post" }.merge(options)
  
  if html_options[:multipart]
    html_options["enctype"] = "multipart/form-data"
    html_options.delete(:multipart)
  end
  
  html_options["action"] = url_for(url_for_options, *parameters_for_url)
  
  tag("form", html_options, true)
end

#hidden_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 42

def hidden_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
  text_field_tag(name, value, options.update("type" => "hidden"))
end

#password_field_tag(name = "password", value = nil, options = {}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 50

def password_field_tag(name = "password", value = nil, options = {})
  text_field_tag(name, value, options.update("type" => "password"))
end

#radio_button_tag(name, value, checked = false, options = {}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 69

def radio_button_tag(name, value, checked = false, options = {})
  html_options = {"type" => "radio", "name" => name, "id" => name, "value" => value}.update(options)
  html_options["checked"] = "checked" if checked
  tag("input", html_options)
end

#select_tag(name, option_tags = nil, options = {}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 34

def select_tag(name, option_tags = nil, options = {})
  content_tag("select", option_tags, { "name" => name, "id" => name }.update(options))
end

#submit_tag(value = "Save changes", options = {}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 75

def submit_tag(value = "Save changes", options = {})
  tag("input", {"type" => "submit", "name" => "submit", "value" => value}.update(options))
end

#text_area_tag(name, content = nil, options = {}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 54

def text_area_tag(name, content = nil, options = {})
  if options[:size]
    options["cols"], options["rows"] = options[:size].split("x")
    options.delete(:size)
  end
  
  content_tag("textarea", content, { "name" => name, "id" => name }.update(options))
end

#text_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 38

def text_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
  tag("input", {"type" => "text", "name" => name, "id" => name, "value" => value}.update(options))
end