Ruby on Rails -- assign a value to a checkbox

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I want to assign a value to a checkbox. The code below doesn't seem to work

Same Section <%= f.check_box :LSU_TYPE,  :value =>"Same Section" %>

Instead of storing 'Same Section' in the table, value '1' is stored when i check the box.

What am i doing wrong here?

cjm2671 · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-01 17:19:37Z

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A checkbox is a boolean field. It can only accept 1 or 0, 'True' or 'False'.

answered Feb 1, 2011 at 17:19

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noded Over a year ago

-1 Not sure why this answer was accepted, A checkbox is just a way to select something, and that something may have any value. As per docs: "The checked_value defaults to 1 while the default unchecked_value is set to 0 which is convenient for boolean values"; however, any string value can be provided for both (as in @suely's example).

suely · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-25 18:46:17Z

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@Kum this works for me:

<div><%= f.label :pay_with_card? %></br>
<%= f.check_box :pay_with_card,{}, "Yes", "No"%>

good luck!

answered Apr 25, 2012 at 18:46

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