Rails - Oct 2009 - radio buttons on edit/update form

Radio buttons in an edit/update form do not display the underlying
data (all radio buttons are displayed unchecked) although any changes
made through these contols are updated.

            <%= f.radio_button(:sex, ''female'', :checked
=>
"unchecked") %>
            <%= f.radio_button(:sex, ''male'', :checked =>
"unchecked")
%>

In this case the column type is a string, however the same problem
holds for boolean and integer column types.  Anyway, I am missing
something integal in the process, but clueless as to what it is.

Feedback will be much appreciated.

Thanks, Bill

zambezi wrote:
> Radio buttons in an edit/update form do not display the underlying
> data (all radio buttons are displayed unchecked) although any changes
> made through these contols are updated.
> 
>             <%= f.radio_button(:sex, ''female'',
:checked =>
> "unchecked") %>
>             <%= f.radio_button(:sex, ''male'', :checked
=> "unchecked")
> %>
> 
> In this case the column type is a string, however the same problem
> holds for boolean and integer column types.  Anyway, I am missing
> something integal in the process, but clueless as to what it is.
Don''t set :checked -- let Rails determine state from the object.
> 
> Feedback will be much appreciated.
> 
> Thanks, Bill
Best,
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Marnen,

You are correct.  In my copy and paste haste, I had forgot to make the
changes.

Thank you much.

Bill