ruby on rails: true button to boolean datatype in database?

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I have a column in database with datatype boolean

class Table < ActiveRecord::Migration
  def change
    create_table :services do |t|

      t.boolean :recommend, :default => false
      t.timestamps
    end
  end
end

I want use to click a button or check yes or no to a form so when user submits a review, they would recommend and change the database to true.

How would I do such a thing?

I have a button:

<div class="field-container"><%= f.button :recommend %></div>

If user clicks on it, I'm not sure if it'll save true to database? Do I need to add more to this?

Thanks!

You're not sure? It's quite easy to test if it does or not.

sevenseacat
– sevenseacat

2013-06-17 03:13:26 +00:00
Commented Jun 17, 2013 at 3:13 — sevenseacat
– sevenseacat, Commented Jun 17, 2013 at 3:13

Zero Fiber · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-17 02:54:18Z

2

Since you want to have button and not a checkbox for the boolean field, you can have a checkbox which is styled like a button.

http://jsfiddle.net/zAFND/4/

and then

<%= f.check_box :recommend %>

answered Jun 17, 2013 at 2:54

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zeantsoi · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-17 02:52:13Z

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Since you have a boolean value, you can very easily use a form_for check_box to accomplish what you're trying to do:

<%= f.check_box :recommend %>

This will generate markup for a form where the value of params[:recommend] in your controller action will be understood to be a boolean value when updating (or creating) the record through ActiveRecord.

answered Jun 17, 2013 at 2:52

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