Rails - Dec 2005 - Are Ducks Hibernating ?

Dears,

Remembering last value in a select box don''t work for me as :

Controller :
   @years=(1970..2005).to_a

Form:
<%= select_tag "year", options_for_select( (2001..2005).to_a,
@params[:year] ) %>

I had to write

<%= select_tag "year", options_for_select( (2001..2005).to_a,
@params[:year].to_i ) %>

for it works.

Not important, but I''m curious why..

Seasons Greetings,

Am Mittwoch, den 21.12.2005, 09:49 +0100 schrieb Mathieu
Chappuis:
> Dears,
> 
> Remembering last value in a select box don''t work for me as :
> 
> Controller :
>    @years=(1970..2005).to_a
> 
> Form:
> <%= select_tag "year", options_for_select( (2001..2005).to_a,
> @params[:year] ) %>
> 
> I had to write
> 
> <%= select_tag "year", options_for_select( (2001..2005).to_a,
> @params[:year].to_i ) %>
> 
> for it works.
The Array items are compared to the selected value using the
''==''
comparator. You are comparing Integer == String, what result in false.
> Not important, but I''m curious why..
> 
> Seasons Greetings,
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