Fernando Lujan
2006-May-03 17:35 UTC
[Rails] Differences betwen check_box_tag and check_box form helper.
What is the difference between the check_box_tag and the check_box form helper? I can''t understand why both must exist. :( Thanks. Fernando Lujan
Alex Young
2006-May-03 18:05 UTC
[Rails] Differences betwen check_box_tag and check_box form helper.
Fernando Lujan wrote:> > What is the difference between the check_box_tag and the check_box form > helper? > > I can''t understand why both must exist. :(One (check_box) is specifically designed to work with ActiveRecord-style objects, where an instance variable has persistent named data methods - this works very nicely with Rails'' parameter string parsing. The other (check_box_tag) can be used for anything. -- Alex