* data = ActiveSupport::JSON.decode(response.body)* * @catg = data["cat"]* * * i have to populate the dropdown with* id* and *name* from @catg, when i display this @catg i got like this * * [{"created_at"=>"2012-03-31T05:50:27Z", "id"=>1, "name"=>"None", "updated_at"=>"2012-03-31T05:50:27Z"}] so how to get this into dropdown, and also i tried like this, actually i didn''t understand the first two fields of collection_select, but here just i guess that. <%= form_for(@biz) do |f| %> <%= collection_select :post,:categories, @catg, :id, :name %> <% end %> Got the error * undefined method `name'' for #<Hash:0xb27db74> * * * *Thank you* *vishnu* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-talk/-/oJl-6ia_jSoJ. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.