Learn by Doing wrote: > How do I create a radio_button_tag for every value of a constant > array? E.g., I have this constant array: VALID_ORIENTATIONS = > ["Straight", "Gay", "Bisexual"] . A user is presented with a form to > search for other users according to sexual orientation. Currently, > the form looks like this: > > <div class="form_row"> > <label for="orientation">Sexual Orientation:</label> > <%= radio_button_tag :orientation, "Straight", > params[:orientation] == 'Straight', > :id => "Straight" %>Straight > <%= radio_button_tag :orientation, "Gay", > params[:orientation] == 'Gay', > :id => "Gay" %>Gay > <%= radio_button_tag :orientation, "Bisexual", > params[:orientation] == 'Bisexual', > :id => "Bisexual" %>Bisexual > <%= radio_button_tag :orientation, "", > params[:orientation].blank?, > :id => "Any" %>Any > </div> > > This is not DRY. How can I iterate through every value in the > constant array to make these radio buttons? Is partial appropriate > for this? The array has only three values. >
You used the word "iterate" to describe what you want to do. Does that ring any bells? Right! Use Array#each or render :partial, :collection. Also: consider using the array indices, not the actual words, for the value attributes of the buttons. BTW, why aren't you using Haml? > Also: the blank in the last radio button is obviously not in the > array. It's there to allow the user to not use this search > criterion. Is there a better way for a user to unselect a radio > button without choosing any other? No. Use a <select> element instead (and check out collection_select). > > Thanks. Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org mar...@marnen.org -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
