Module: ActionView::Helpers::FormTagHelper

Extended by:
ActiveSupport::Concern
Includes:
ContentExfiltrationPreventionHelper, TextHelper, UrlHelper
Included in:
ActionView::Helpers, FormHelper, Tags::Base
Defined in:
lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb

Overview

Action View Form Tag Helpers

Provides a number of methods for creating form tags that don’t rely on an Active Record object assigned to the template like FormHelper does. Instead, you provide the names and values manually.

NOTE: The HTML options disabled, readonly, and multiple can all be treated as booleans. So specifying disabled: true will give disabled="disabled".

Constant Summary

Constants included from ContentExfiltrationPreventionHelper

ContentExfiltrationPreventionHelper::CLOSE_CDATA_COMMENT, ContentExfiltrationPreventionHelper::CLOSE_FORM_TAG, ContentExfiltrationPreventionHelper::CLOSE_OPTION_TAG, ContentExfiltrationPreventionHelper::CLOSE_QUOTES_COMMENT, ContentExfiltrationPreventionHelper::CONTENT_EXFILTRATION_PREVENTION_MARKUP

Constants included from TagHelper

TagHelper::ARIA_PREFIXES, TagHelper::BOOLEAN_ATTRIBUTES, TagHelper::DATA_PREFIXES, TagHelper::PRE_CONTENT_STRINGS, TagHelper::TAG_TYPES

Constants included from UrlHelper

UrlHelper::BUTTON_TAG_METHOD_VERBS

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods included from ContentExfiltrationPreventionHelper

#prevent_content_exfiltration

Methods included from TextHelper

#concat, #current_cycle, #cycle, #excerpt, #highlight, #pluralize, #reset_cycle, #safe_concat, #simple_format, #truncate, #word_wrap

Methods included from OutputSafetyHelper

#raw, #safe_join, #to_sentence

Methods included from TagHelper

build_tag_values, #cdata_section, #content_tag, #escape_once, #tag, #token_list

Methods included from CaptureHelper

#capture, #content_for, #content_for?, #provide, #with_output_buffer

Methods included from SanitizeHelper

#sanitize, #sanitize_css, #strip_links, #strip_tags

Methods included from UrlHelper

#button_to, #current_page?, #link_to, #link_to_if, #link_to_unless, #link_to_unless_current, #mail_to, #phone_to, #sms_to, #url_for

Instance Method Details

#button_tag(content_or_options = nil, options = nil, &block) ⇒ Object

Creates a button element that defines a submit button, reset button or a generic button which can be used in JavaScript, for example. You can use the button tag as a regular submit tag but it isn’t supported in legacy browsers. However, the button tag does allow for richer labels such as images and emphasis, so this helper will also accept a block. By default, it will create a button tag with type submit, if type is not given.

Options

  • :data - This option can be used to add custom data attributes.

  • :disabled - If true, the user will not be able to use this input.

  • Any other key creates standard HTML options for the tag.

Examples

button_tag
# => <button name="button" type="submit">Button</button>

button_tag 'Reset', type: 'reset'
# => <button name="button" type="reset">Reset</button>

button_tag 'Button', type: 'button'
# => <button name="button" type="button">Button</button>

button_tag 'Reset', type: 'reset', disabled: true
# => <button name="button" type="reset" disabled="disabled">Reset</button>

button_tag(type: 'button') do
  content_tag(:strong, 'Ask me!')
end
# => <button name="button" type="button">
#     <strong>Ask me!</strong>
#    </button>

Deprecated: Rails UJS attributes

Prior to Rails 7, Rails shipped with a JavaScript library called @rails/ujs on by default. Following Rails 7, this library is no longer on by default. This library integrated with the following options:

  • confirm: 'question?' - If present, the unobtrusive JavaScript drivers will provide a prompt with the question specified. If the user accepts, the form is processed normally, otherwise no action is taken.

  • :disable_with - Value of this parameter will be used as the value for a disabled version of the submit button when the form is submitted. This feature is provided by the unobtrusive JavaScript driver.

    button_tag “Save”, data: { confirm: “Are you sure?” } # => <button name=“button” type=“submit” data-confirm=“Are you sure?”>Save</button>

    button_tag “Checkout”, data: { disable_with: “Please wait…” } # => <button data-disable-with=“Please wait…” name=“button” type=“submit”>Checkout</button>



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 605

def button_tag(content_or_options = nil, options = nil, &block)
  if content_or_options.is_a? Hash
    options = content_or_options
  else
    options ||= {}
  end

  options = { "name" => "button", "type" => "submit" }.merge!(options.stringify_keys)

  if block_given?
    content_tag :button, options, &block
  else
    content_tag :button, content_or_options || "Button", options
  end
end

#check_box_tag(name, *args) ⇒ Object

:call-seq:

check_box_tag(name, options = {})
check_box_tag(name, value, options = {})
check_box_tag(name, value, checked, options = {})

Creates a check box form input tag.

Options

  • :value - The value of the input. Defaults to "1".

  • :checked - If set to true, the checkbox will be checked by default.

  • :disabled - If set to true, the user will not be able to use this input.

  • Any other key creates standard HTML options for the tag.

Examples

check_box_tag 'accept'
# => <input id="accept" name="accept" type="checkbox" value="1" />

check_box_tag 'rock', 'rock music'
# => <input id="rock" name="rock" type="checkbox" value="rock music" />

check_box_tag 'receive_email', 'yes', true
# => <input checked="checked" id="receive_email" name="receive_email" type="checkbox" value="yes" />

check_box_tag 'tos', 'yes', false, class: 'accept_tos'
# => <input class="accept_tos" id="tos" name="tos" type="checkbox" value="yes" />

check_box_tag 'eula', 'accepted', false, disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" id="eula" name="eula" type="checkbox" value="accepted" />



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 455

def check_box_tag(name, *args)
  if args.length >= 4
    raise ArgumentError, "wrong number of arguments (given #{args.length + 1}, expected 1..4)"
  end
  options = args.extract_options!
  value, checked = args.empty? ? ["1", false] : [*args, false]
  html_options = { "type" => "checkbox", "name" => name, "id" => sanitize_to_id(name), "value" => value }.update(options.stringify_keys)
  html_options["checked"] = "checked" if checked
  tag :input, html_options
end

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

Creates a text field of type “color”.

Options

Supports the same options as #text_field_tag.

Examples

color_field_tag 'name'
# => <input id="name" name="name" type="color" />

color_field_tag 'color', '#DEF726'
# => <input id="color" name="color" type="color" value="#DEF726" />

color_field_tag 'color', nil, class: 'special_input'
# => <input class="special_input" id="color" name="color" type="color" />

color_field_tag 'color', '#DEF726', class: 'special_input', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" class="special_input" id="color" name="color" type="color" value="#DEF726" />



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 703

def color_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
  text_field_tag(name, value, options.merge(type: :color))
end

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

Creates a text field of type “date”.

Options

Supports the same options as #text_field_tag.

Examples

date_field_tag 'name'
# => <input id="name" name="name" type="date" />

date_field_tag 'date', '01/01/2014'
# => <input id="date" name="date" type="date" value="01/01/2014" />

date_field_tag 'date', nil, class: 'special_input'
# => <input class="special_input" id="date" name="date" type="date" />

date_field_tag 'date', '01/01/2014', class: 'special_input', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" class="special_input" id="date" name="date" type="date" value="01/01/2014" />



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 773

def date_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
  text_field_tag(name, value, options.merge(type: :date))
end

#datetime_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {}) ⇒ Object Also known as: datetime_local_field_tag

Creates a text field of type “datetime-local”.

Options

Supports the same options as #text_field_tag. Additionally, supports:

  • :min - The minimum acceptable value.

  • :max - The maximum acceptable value.

  • :step - The acceptable value granularity.

  • :include_seconds - Include seconds in the output timestamp format (true by default).



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 801

def datetime_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
  text_field_tag(name, value, options.merge(type: "datetime-local"))
end

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

Creates a text field of type “email”.

Options

Supports the same options as #text_field_tag.

Examples

email_field_tag 'name'
# => <input id="name" name="name" type="email" />

email_field_tag 'email', 'email@example.com'
# => <input id="email" name="email" type="email" value="email@example.com" />

email_field_tag 'email', nil, class: 'special_input'
# => <input class="special_input" id="email" name="email" type="email" />

email_field_tag 'email', 'email@example.com', class: 'special_input', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" class="special_input" id="email" name="email" type="email" value="email@example.com" />



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 875

def email_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
  text_field_tag(name, value, options.merge(type: :email))
end

#field_id(object_name, method_name, *suffixes, index: nil, namespace: nil) ⇒ Object

Generate an HTML id attribute value for the given name and field combination

Return the value generated by the FormBuilder for the given attribute name.

<%= label_tag :post, :title %>
<%= text_field_tag :post, :title, aria: { describedby: field_id(:post, :title, :error) } %>
<%= tag.span("is blank", id: field_id(:post, :title, :error) %>

In the example above, the <input type="text"> element built by the call to text_field_tag declares an aria-describedby attribute referencing the <span> element, sharing a common id root (post_title, in this case).



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 102

def field_id(object_name, method_name, *suffixes, index: nil, namespace: nil)
  if object_name.respond_to?(:model_name)
    object_name = object_name.model_name.singular
  end

  sanitized_object_name = object_name.to_s.gsub(/\]\[|[^-a-zA-Z0-9:.]/, "_").delete_suffix("_")

  sanitized_method_name = method_name.to_s.delete_suffix("?")

  [
    namespace,
    sanitized_object_name.presence,
    (index unless sanitized_object_name.empty?),
    sanitized_method_name,
    *suffixes,
  ].tap(&:compact!).join("_")
end

#field_name(object_name, method_name, *method_names, multiple: false, index: nil) ⇒ Object

Generate an HTML name attribute value for the given name and field combination

Return the value generated by the FormBuilder for the given attribute name.

<%= text_field_tag :post, :title, name: field_name(:post, :title, :subtitle) %>
<%# => <input type="text" name="post[title][subtitle]">

<%= text_field_tag :post, :tag, name: field_name(:post, :tag, multiple: true) %>
<%# => <input type="text" name="post[tag][]">



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 132

def field_name(object_name, method_name, *method_names, multiple: false, index: nil)
  names = method_names.map! { |name| "[#{name}]" }.join

  # a little duplication to construct fewer strings
  case
  when object_name.blank?
    "#{method_name}#{names}#{multiple ? "[]" : ""}"
  when index
    "#{object_name}[#{index}][#{method_name}]#{names}#{multiple ? "[]" : ""}"
  else
    "#{object_name}[#{method_name}]#{names}#{multiple ? "[]" : ""}"
  end
end

#field_set_tag(legend = nil, options = nil, &block) ⇒ Object

Creates a field set for grouping HTML form elements.

legend will become the fieldset’s title (optional as per W3C). options accept the same values as tag.

Examples

<%= field_set_tag do %>
  <p><%= text_field_tag 'name' %></p>
<% end %>
# => <fieldset><p><input id="name" name="name" type="text" /></p></fieldset>

<%= field_set_tag 'Your details' do %>
  <p><%= text_field_tag 'name' %></p>
<% end %>
# => <fieldset><legend>Your details</legend><p><input id="name" name="name" type="text" /></p></fieldset>

<%= field_set_tag nil, class: 'format' do %>
  <p><%= text_field_tag 'name' %></p>
<% end %>
# => <fieldset class="format"><p><input id="name" name="name" type="text" /></p></fieldset>



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 677

def field_set_tag(legend = nil, options = nil, &block)
  output = tag(:fieldset, options, true)
  output.safe_concat(content_tag("legend", legend)) unless legend.blank?
  output.concat(capture(&block)) if block_given?
  output.safe_concat("</fieldset>")
end

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

Creates a file upload field. If you are using file uploads then you will also need to set the multipart option for the form tag:

<%= form_tag '/upload', multipart: true do %>
  <label for="file">File to Upload</label> <%= file_field_tag "file" %>
  <%= submit_tag %>
<% end %>

The specified URL will then be passed a File object containing the selected file, or if the field was left blank, a StringIO object.

Options

  • Creates standard HTML attributes for the tag.

  • :disabled - If set to true, the user will not be able to use this input.

  • :multiple - If set to true, *in most updated browsers* the user will be allowed to select multiple files.

  • :accept - If set to one or multiple mime-types, the user will be suggested a filter when choosing a file. You still need to set up model validations.

Examples

file_field_tag 'attachment'
# => <input id="attachment" name="attachment" type="file" />

file_field_tag 'avatar', class: 'profile_input'
# => <input class="profile_input" id="avatar" name="avatar" type="file" />

file_field_tag 'picture', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" id="picture" name="picture" type="file" />

file_field_tag 'resume', value: '~/resume.doc'
# => <input id="resume" name="resume" type="file" value="~/resume.doc" />

file_field_tag 'user_pic', accept: 'image/png,image/gif,image/jpeg'
# => <input accept="image/png,image/gif,image/jpeg" id="user_pic" name="user_pic" type="file" />

file_field_tag 'file', accept: 'text/html', class: 'upload', value: 'index.html'
# => <input accept="text/html" class="upload" id="file" name="file" type="file" value="index.html" />



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 347

def file_field_tag(name, options = {})
  text_field_tag(name, nil, convert_direct_upload_option_to_url(options.merge(type: :file)))
end

#form_tag(url_for_options = {}, options = {}, &block) ⇒ Object

Starts a form tag that points the action to a 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”.

  • :method - The method to use when submitting the form, usually either “get” or “post”. If “patch”, “put”, “delete”, or another verb is used, a hidden input with name _method is added to simulate the verb over post.

  • :authenticity_token - Authenticity token to use in the form. Use only if you need to pass custom authenticity token string, or to not add authenticity_token field at all (by passing false). Remote forms may omit the embedded authenticity token by setting config.action_view.embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms = false. This is helpful when you’re fragment-caching the form. Remote forms get the authenticity token from the meta tag, so embedding is unnecessary unless you support browsers without JavaScript.

  • :remote - If set to true, will allow the Unobtrusive JavaScript drivers to control the submit behavior. By default this behavior is an ajax submit.

  • :enforce_utf8 - If set to false, a hidden input with name utf8 is not output.

  • Any other key creates standard HTML attributes for the tag.

Examples

form_tag('/posts')
# => <form action="/posts" method="post">

form_tag('/posts/1', method: :put)
# => <form action="/posts/1" method="post"> ... <input name="_method" type="hidden" value="put" /> ...

form_tag('/upload', multipart: true)
# => <form action="/upload" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">

<%= form_tag('/posts') do -%>
  <div><%= submit_tag 'Save' %></div>
<% end -%>
# => <form action="/posts" method="post"><div><input type="submit" name="commit" value="Save" /></div></form>

<%= form_tag('/posts', remote: true) %>
# => <form action="/posts" method="post" data-remote="true">

form_tag(false, method: :get)
# => <form method="get">

form_tag('http://far.away.com/form', authenticity_token: false)
# form without authenticity token

form_tag('http://far.away.com/form', authenticity_token: "cf50faa3fe97702ca1ae")
# form with custom authenticity token



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 78

def form_tag(url_for_options = {}, options = {}, &block)
  html_options = html_options_for_form(url_for_options, options)
  if block_given?
    form_tag_with_body(html_options, capture(&block))
  else
    form_tag_html(html_options)
  end
end

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

Creates a hidden form input field used to transmit data that would be lost due to HTTP’s statelessness or data that should be hidden from the user.

Options

  • Creates standard HTML attributes for the tag.

Examples

hidden_field_tag 'tags_list'
# => <input type="hidden" name="tags_list" id="tags_list" autocomplete="off" />

hidden_field_tag 'token', 'VUBJKB23UIVI1UU1VOBVI@'
# => <input type="hidden" name="token" id="token" value="VUBJKB23UIVI1UU1VOBVI@" autocomplete="off" />

hidden_field_tag 'collected_input', '', onchange: "alert('Input collected!')"
# => <input type="hidden" name="collected_input" id="collected_input"
     value="" onchange="alert(&#39;Input collected!&#39;)" autocomplete="off" />



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 308

def hidden_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
  text_field_tag(name, value, options.merge(type: :hidden, autocomplete: "off"))
end

#image_submit_tag(source, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Displays an image which when clicked will submit the form.

source is passed to AssetTagHelper#path_to_image

Options

  • :data - This option can be used to add custom data attributes.

  • :disabled - If set to true, the user will not be able to use this input.

  • Any other key creates standard HTML options for the tag.

Data attributes

  • confirm: 'question?' - This will add a JavaScript confirm prompt with the question specified. If the user accepts, the form is processed normally, otherwise no action is taken.

Examples

image_submit_tag("login.png")
# => <input src="/assets/login.png" type="image" />

image_submit_tag("purchase.png", disabled: true)
# => <input disabled="disabled" src="/assets/purchase.png" type="image" />

image_submit_tag("search.png", class: 'search_button', alt: 'Find')
# => <input class="search_button" src="/assets/search.png" type="image" />

image_submit_tag("agree.png", disabled: true, class: "agree_disagree_button")
# => <input class="agree_disagree_button" disabled="disabled" src="/assets/agree.png" type="image" />

image_submit_tag("save.png", data: { confirm: "Are you sure?" })
# => <input src="/assets/save.png" data-confirm="Are you sure?" type="image" />



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 651

def image_submit_tag(source, options = {})
  options = options.stringify_keys
  src = path_to_image(source, skip_pipeline: options.delete("skip_pipeline"))
  tag :input, { "type" => "image", "src" => src }.update(options)
end

#label_tag(name = nil, content_or_options = nil, options = nil, &block) ⇒ Object

Creates a label element. Accepts a block.

Options

  • Creates standard HTML attributes for the tag.

Examples

label_tag 'name'
# => <label for="name">Name</label>

label_tag 'name', 'Your name'
# => <label for="name">Your name</label>

label_tag 'name', nil, class: 'small_label'
# => <label for="name" class="small_label">Name</label>



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 281

def label_tag(name = nil, content_or_options = nil, options = nil, &block)
  if block_given? && content_or_options.is_a?(Hash)
    options = content_or_options = content_or_options.stringify_keys
  else
    options ||= {}
    options = options.stringify_keys
  end
  options["for"] = sanitize_to_id(name) unless name.blank? || options.has_key?("for")
  content_tag :label, content_or_options || name.to_s.humanize, options, &block
end

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

Creates a text field of type “month”.

Options

Supports the same options as #text_field_tag. Additionally, supports:

  • :min - The minimum acceptable value.

  • :max - The maximum acceptable value.

  • :step - The acceptable value granularity.



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 816

def month_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
  text_field_tag(name, value, options.merge(type: :month))
end

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

Creates a number field.

Options

Supports the same options as #text_field_tag. Additionally, supports:

  • :min - The minimum acceptable value.

  • :max - The maximum acceptable value.

  • :in - A range specifying the :min and :max values.

  • :within - Same as :in.

  • :step - The acceptable value granularity.

Examples

number_field_tag 'quantity'
# => <input id="quantity" name="quantity" type="number" />

number_field_tag 'quantity', '1'
# => <input id="quantity" name="quantity" type="number" value="1" />

number_field_tag 'quantity', nil, class: 'special_input'
# => <input class="special_input" id="quantity" name="quantity" type="number" />

number_field_tag 'quantity', nil, min: 1
# => <input id="quantity" name="quantity" min="1" type="number" />

number_field_tag 'quantity', nil, max: 9
# => <input id="quantity" name="quantity" max="9" type="number" />

number_field_tag 'quantity', nil, in: 1...10
# => <input id="quantity" name="quantity" min="1" max="9" type="number" />

number_field_tag 'quantity', nil, within: 1...10
# => <input id="quantity" name="quantity" min="1" max="9" type="number" />

number_field_tag 'quantity', nil, min: 1, max: 10
# => <input id="quantity" name="quantity" min="1" max="10" type="number" />

number_field_tag 'quantity', nil, min: 1, max: 10, step: 2
# => <input id="quantity" name="quantity" min="1" max="10" step="2" type="number" />

number_field_tag 'quantity', '1', class: 'special_input', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" class="special_input" id="quantity" name="quantity" type="number" value="1" />



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 923

def number_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
  options = options.stringify_keys
  options["type"] ||= "number"
  if range = options.delete("in") || options.delete("within")
    options.update("min" => range.min, "max" => range.max)
  end
  text_field_tag(name, value, options)
end

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

Creates a password field, a masked text field that will hide the users input behind a mask character.

Options

  • :disabled - If set to true, the user will not be able to use this input.

  • :size - The number of visible characters that will fit in the input.

  • :maxlength - The maximum number of characters that the browser will allow the user to enter.

  • Any other key creates standard HTML attributes for the tag.

Examples

password_field_tag 'pass'
# => <input id="pass" name="pass" type="password" />

password_field_tag 'secret', 'Your secret here'
# => <input id="secret" name="secret" type="password" value="Your secret here" />

password_field_tag 'masked', nil, class: 'masked_input_field'
# => <input class="masked_input_field" id="masked" name="masked" type="password" />

password_field_tag 'token', '', size: 15
# => <input id="token" name="token" size="15" type="password" value="" />

password_field_tag 'key', nil, maxlength: 16
# => <input id="key" maxlength="16" name="key" type="password" />

password_field_tag 'confirm_pass', nil, disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" id="confirm_pass" name="confirm_pass" type="password" />

password_field_tag 'pin', '1234', maxlength: 4, size: 6, class: "pin_input"
# => <input class="pin_input" id="pin" maxlength="4" name="pin" size="6" type="password" value="1234" />



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 380

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

#radio_button_tag(name, value, *args) ⇒ Object

:call-seq:

radio_button_tag(name, value, options = {})
radio_button_tag(name, value, checked, options = {})

Creates a radio button; use groups of radio buttons named the same to allow users to select from a group of options.

Options

  • :checked - If set to true, the radio button will be selected by default.

  • :disabled - If set to true, the user will not be able to use this input.

  • Any other key creates standard HTML options for the tag.

Examples

radio_button_tag 'favorite_color', 'maroon'
# => <input id="favorite_color_maroon" name="favorite_color" type="radio" value="maroon" />

radio_button_tag 'receive_updates', 'no', true
# => <input checked="checked" id="receive_updates_no" name="receive_updates" type="radio" value="no" />

radio_button_tag 'time_slot', "3:00 p.m.", false, disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" id="time_slot_3:00_p.m." name="time_slot" type="radio" value="3:00 p.m." />

radio_button_tag 'color', "green", true, class: "color_input"
# => <input checked="checked" class="color_input" id="color_green" name="color" type="radio" value="green" />



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 491

def radio_button_tag(name, value, *args)
  if args.length >= 3
    raise ArgumentError, "wrong number of arguments (given #{args.length + 2}, expected 2..4)"
  end
  options = args.extract_options!
  checked = args.empty? ? false : args.first
  html_options = { "type" => "radio", "name" => name, "id" => "#{sanitize_to_id(name)}_#{sanitize_to_id(value)}", "value" => value }.update(options.stringify_keys)
  html_options["checked"] = "checked" if checked
  tag :input, html_options
end

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

Creates a range form element.

Options

Supports the same options as #number_field_tag.



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 937

def range_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
  number_field_tag(name, value, options.merge(type: :range))
end

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

Creates a text field of type “search”.

Options

Supports the same options as #text_field_tag.

Examples

search_field_tag 'name'
# => <input id="name" name="name" type="search" />

search_field_tag 'search', 'Enter your search query here'
# => <input id="search" name="search" type="search" value="Enter your search query here" />

search_field_tag 'search', nil, class: 'special_input'
# => <input class="special_input" id="search" name="search" type="search" />

search_field_tag 'search', 'Enter your search query here', class: 'special_input', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" class="special_input" id="search" name="search" type="search" value="Enter your search query here" />



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 726

def search_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
  text_field_tag(name, value, options.merge(type: :search))
end

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

Creates a dropdown selection box, or if the :multiple option is set to true, a multiple choice selection box.

Helpers::FormOptions can be used to create common select boxes such as countries, time zones, or associated records. option_tags is a string containing the option tags for the select box.

Options

  • :multiple - If set to true, the selection will allow multiple choices.

  • :disabled - If set to true, the user will not be able to use this input.

  • :include_blank - If set to true, an empty option will be created. If set to a string, the string will be used as the option’s content and the value will be empty.

  • :prompt - Create a prompt option with blank value and the text asking user to select something.

  • Any other key creates standard HTML attributes for the tag.

Examples

select_tag "people", options_from_collection_for_select(@people, "id", "name")
# <select id="people" name="people"><option value="1">David</option></select>

select_tag "people", options_from_collection_for_select(@people, "id", "name", "1")
# <select id="people" name="people"><option value="1" selected="selected">David</option></select>

select_tag "people", raw("<option>David</option>")
# => <select id="people" name="people"><option>David</option></select>

select_tag "count", raw("<option>1</option><option>2</option><option>3</option><option>4</option>")
# => <select id="count" name="count"><option>1</option><option>2</option>
#    <option>3</option><option>4</option></select>

select_tag "colors", raw("<option>Red</option><option>Green</option><option>Blue</option>"), multiple: true
# => <select id="colors" multiple="multiple" name="colors[]"><option>Red</option>
#    <option>Green</option><option>Blue</option></select>

select_tag "locations", raw("<option>Home</option><option selected='selected'>Work</option><option>Out</option>")
# => <select id="locations" name="locations"><option>Home</option><option selected='selected'>Work</option>
#    <option>Out</option></select>

select_tag "access", raw("<option>Read</option><option>Write</option>"), multiple: true, class: 'form_input', id: 'unique_id'
# => <select class="form_input" id="unique_id" multiple="multiple" name="access[]"><option>Read</option>
#    <option>Write</option></select>

select_tag "people", options_from_collection_for_select(@people, "id", "name"), include_blank: true
# => <select id="people" name="people"><option value="" label=" "></option><option value="1">David</option></select>

select_tag "people", options_from_collection_for_select(@people, "id", "name"), include_blank: "All"
# => <select id="people" name="people"><option value="">All</option><option value="1">David</option></select>

select_tag "people", options_from_collection_for_select(@people, "id", "name"), prompt: "Select something"
# => <select id="people" name="people"><option value="">Select something</option><option value="1">David</option></select>

select_tag "destination", raw("<option>NYC</option><option>Paris</option><option>Rome</option>"), disabled: true
# => <select disabled="disabled" id="destination" name="destination"><option>NYC</option>
#    <option>Paris</option><option>Rome</option></select>

select_tag "credit_card", options_for_select([ "VISA", "MasterCard" ], "MasterCard")
# => <select id="credit_card" name="credit_card"><option>VISA</option>
#    <option selected="selected">MasterCard</option></select>



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 201

def select_tag(name, option_tags = nil, options = {})
  option_tags ||= ""
  html_name = (options[:multiple] == true && !name.end_with?("[]")) ? "#{name}[]" : name

  if options.include?(:include_blank)
    include_blank = options[:include_blank]
    options = options.except(:include_blank)
    options_for_blank_options_tag = { value: "" }

    if include_blank == true
      include_blank = ""
      options_for_blank_options_tag[:label] = " "
    end

    if include_blank
      option_tags = content_tag("option", include_blank, options_for_blank_options_tag).safe_concat(option_tags)
    end
  end

  if prompt = options.delete(:prompt)
    option_tags = content_tag("option", prompt, value: "").safe_concat(option_tags)
  end

  content_tag "select", option_tags, { "name" => html_name, "id" => sanitize_to_id(name) }.update(options.stringify_keys)
end

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

Creates a submit button with the text value as the caption.

Options

  • :data - This option can be used to add custom data attributes.

  • :disabled - If true, the user will not be able to use this input.

  • Any other key creates standard HTML options for the tag.

Examples

submit_tag
# => <input name="commit" data-disable-with="Save changes" type="submit" value="Save changes" />

submit_tag "Edit this article"
# => <input name="commit" data-disable-with="Edit this article" type="submit" value="Edit this article" />

submit_tag "Save edits", disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" name="commit" data-disable-with="Save edits" type="submit" value="Save edits" />

submit_tag nil, class: "form_submit"
# => <input class="form_submit" name="commit" type="submit" />

submit_tag "Edit", class: "edit_button"
# => <input class="edit_button" data-disable-with="Edit" name="commit" type="submit" value="Edit" />

Deprecated: Rails UJS attributes

Prior to Rails 7, Rails shipped with the JavaScript library called @rails/ujs on by default. Following Rails 7, this library is no longer on by default. This library integrated with the following options:

  • confirm: 'question?' - If present the unobtrusive JavaScript drivers will provide a prompt with the question specified. If the user accepts, the form is processed normally, otherwise no action is taken.

  • :disable_with - Value of this parameter will be used as the value for a disabled version of the submit button when the form is submitted. This feature is provided by the unobtrusive JavaScript driver. To disable this feature for a single submit tag pass :data => { disable_with: false } Defaults to value attribute.

    submit_tag “Complete sale”, data: { disable_with: “Submitting…” } # => <input name=“commit” data-disable-with=“Submitting…” type=“submit” value=“Complete sale” />

    submit_tag “Save”, data: { confirm: “Are you sure?” } # => <input name=‘commit’ type=‘submit’ value=‘Save’ data-disable-with=“Save” data-confirm=“Are you sure?” />



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 544

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

#telephone_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {}) ⇒ Object Also known as: phone_field_tag

Creates a text field of type “tel”.

Options

Supports the same options as #text_field_tag.

Examples

telephone_field_tag 'name'
# => <input id="name" name="name" type="tel" />

telephone_field_tag 'tel', '0123456789'
# => <input id="tel" name="tel" type="tel" value="0123456789" />

telephone_field_tag 'tel', nil, class: 'special_input'
# => <input class="special_input" id="tel" name="tel" type="tel" />

telephone_field_tag 'tel', '0123456789', class: 'special_input', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" class="special_input" id="tel" name="tel" type="tel" value="0123456789" />



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 749

def telephone_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
  text_field_tag(name, value, options.merge(type: :tel))
end

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

Creates a text input area; use a textarea for longer text inputs such as blog posts or descriptions.

Options

  • :size - A string specifying the dimensions (columns by rows) of the textarea (e.g., “25x10”).

  • :rows - Specify the number of rows in the textarea

  • :cols - Specify the number of columns in the textarea

  • :disabled - If set to true, the user will not be able to use this input.

  • :escape - By default, the contents of the text input are HTML escaped. If you need unescaped contents, set this to false.

  • Any other key creates standard HTML attributes for the tag.

Examples

text_area_tag 'post'
# => <textarea id="post" name="post"></textarea>

text_area_tag 'bio', @user.bio
# => <textarea id="bio" name="bio">This is my biography.</textarea>

text_area_tag 'body', nil, rows: 10, cols: 25
# => <textarea cols="25" id="body" name="body" rows="10"></textarea>

text_area_tag 'body', nil, size: "25x10"
# => <textarea name="body" id="body" cols="25" rows="10"></textarea>

text_area_tag 'description', "Description goes here.", disabled: true
# => <textarea disabled="disabled" id="description" name="description">Description goes here.</textarea>

text_area_tag 'comment', nil, class: 'comment_input'
# => <textarea class="comment_input" id="comment" name="comment"></textarea>



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 413

def text_area_tag(name, content = nil, options = {})
  options = options.stringify_keys

  if size = options.delete("size")
    options["cols"], options["rows"] = size.split("x") if size.respond_to?(:split)
  end

  escape = options.delete("escape") { true }
  content = ERB::Util.html_escape(content) if escape

  content_tag :textarea, content.to_s.html_safe, { "name" => name, "id" => sanitize_to_id(name) }.update(options)
end

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

Creates a standard text field; use these text fields to input smaller chunks of text like a username or a search query.

Options

  • :disabled - If set to true, the user will not be able to use this input.

  • :size - The number of visible characters that will fit in the input.

  • :maxlength - The maximum number of characters that the browser will allow the user to enter.

  • :placeholder - The text contained in the field by default which is removed when the field receives focus. If set to true, use the translation found in the current I18n locale (through helpers.placeholder.<modelname>.<attribute>).

  • Any other key creates standard HTML attributes for the tag.

Examples

text_field_tag 'name'
# => <input id="name" name="name" type="text" />

text_field_tag 'query', 'Enter your search query here'
# => <input id="query" name="query" type="text" value="Enter your search query here" />

text_field_tag 'search', nil, placeholder: 'Enter search term...'
# => <input id="search" name="search" placeholder="Enter search term..." type="text" />

text_field_tag 'request', nil, class: 'special_input'
# => <input class="special_input" id="request" name="request" type="text" />

text_field_tag 'address', '', size: 75
# => <input id="address" name="address" size="75" type="text" value="" />

text_field_tag 'zip', nil, maxlength: 5
# => <input id="zip" maxlength="5" name="zip" type="text" />

text_field_tag 'payment_amount', '$0.00', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" id="payment_amount" name="payment_amount" type="text" value="$0.00" />

text_field_tag 'ip', '0.0.0.0', maxlength: 15, size: 20, class: "ip-input"
# => <input class="ip-input" id="ip" maxlength="15" name="ip" size="20" type="text" value="0.0.0.0" />



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 263

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

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

Creates a text field of type “time”.

Options

Supports the same options as #text_field_tag. Additionally, supports:

  • :min - The minimum acceptable value.

  • :max - The maximum acceptable value.

  • :step - The acceptable value granularity.

  • :include_seconds - Include seconds and ms in the output timestamp format (true by default).



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 787

def time_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
  text_field_tag(name, value, options.merge(type: :time))
end

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

Creates a text field of type “url”.

Options

Supports the same options as #text_field_tag.

Examples

url_field_tag 'name'
# => <input id="name" name="name" type="url" />

url_field_tag 'url', 'http://rubyonrails.org'
# => <input id="url" name="url" type="url" value="http://rubyonrails.org" />

url_field_tag 'url', nil, class: 'special_input'
# => <input class="special_input" id="url" name="url" type="url" />

url_field_tag 'url', 'http://rubyonrails.org', class: 'special_input', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" class="special_input" id="url" name="url" type="url" value="http://rubyonrails.org" />



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 852

def url_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
  text_field_tag(name, value, options.merge(type: :url))
end

#utf8_enforcer_tag ⇒ Object

Creates the hidden UTF-8 enforcer tag. Override this method in a helper to customize the tag.



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 943

def utf8_enforcer_tag
  # Use raw HTML to ensure the value is written as an HTML entity; it
  # needs to be the right character regardless of which encoding the
  # browser infers.
  '<input name="utf8" type="hidden" value="&#x2713;" autocomplete="off" />'.html_safe
end

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

Creates a text field of type “week”.

Options

Supports the same options as #text_field_tag. Additionally, supports:

  • :min - The minimum acceptable value.

  • :max - The maximum acceptable value.

  • :step - The acceptable value granularity.



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 829

def week_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
  text_field_tag(name, value, options.merge(type: :week))
end