David Easley
2005-Oct-29 19:37 UTC
Setting a checkbox that doesn''t correspond to model data
I have a login form with a ''remember me'' checkbox. The checkbox is purely functional, i.e. doesn''t correspond to model data. The following code works but doesn''t seem very elegant: [view code] <p><label for="user_remember_me">Remember me</label><br/> <%= check_box(''remember_me'', ''not_used'', {}, "yes", "no") %></p> [controller code] if params[:remember_me][:not_used] == ''yes'' # TODO: set cookie end I just want to signal a flag to the controller and I don''t need the 2nd check_box parameter. Can anyone suggest a cleaner way to code this? David