i''m pretty new to RoR and the MVC style of programming in general. i have one page with a list of applications that several users can access. in my view, i have a conditional that decides whether the checkbox is checked or unchecked. being new to this, i just did it the only way i could think of and want to see if there''s a better way of accomplishing it. <% selected_app = @user.apps.detect{ |app| app.id == app_line.id } if selected_app is_checked = ''checked'' else is_checked = nil end -%> <tr> <td><%= app_line.name %></td> <td><%= check_box ''add_app'', app_line.id, { :checked => is_checked }, ''yes'', ''no'' %></td> </tr> -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.