One of the most-used features in web development is the action of collecting data from the user. From a contact page to creating a Ticketfly account, we are constantly using forms across the web.
Thankfully, Rails recognizes the pain of creating endless label/text_field forms. Here is a list of some cool elements to help break up the tedium.
check_box_tag – choose a favorite director
<%= check_box_tag(:director_scorsese) %> <%= label_tag(:director_scorsese, "Scorsese movies are the best") %> <%= check_box_tag(:director_anderson) %> <%= label_tag(:director_anderson, "Wes Anderson movies are the best") %>
radio_button_tag – choose an age group out of a list
<%= radio_button_tag(:city_in_oregon, "portland") %> <%= label_tag(:city_in_oregon, "I live in Portland") %> <%= radio_button_tag(:city_in_washington, "seattle") %> <%= label_tag(:city_in_washington, "I live in Seattle") %>
date_field – choose a preferred date for a doctor’s appointment calendar
<%= date_field(:date) %>
collection_select – choose an origin city for fancy oranges
<%= f.label :source %>
<%= f.collection_select(:source_id, Source.all, :id, :city) %>
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