Module: ActionView::Helpers::FormTagHelper
Overview
Action View Form Tag Helpers
Provides a number of methods for creating form tags that don’t rely on an Active Record object assigned to the template like FormHelper
does. Instead, you provide the names and values manually.
NOTE: The HTML options disabled
, readonly
, and multiple
can all be treated as booleans. So specifying disabled: true
will give disabled="disabled"
.
Constant Summary
TagHelper
- Included
ARIA_PREFIXES, BOOLEAN_ATTRIBUTES, DATA_PREFIXES, PRE_CONTENT_STRINGS, TAG_TYPES
ContentExfiltrationPreventionHelper
- Included
CLOSE_CDATA_COMMENT, CLOSE_FORM_TAG, CLOSE_OPTION_TAG, CLOSE_QUOTES_COMMENT, CONTENT_EXFILTRATION_PREVENTION_MARKUP
UrlHelper
- Included
Class Attribute Summary
- .default_enforce_utf8 (also: #default_enforce_utf8) rw
- .embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms (also: #embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms) rw
Class Method Summary
::ActiveSupport::Concern
- Extended
class_methods | Define class methods from given block. |
included | Evaluate given block in context of base class, so that you can write class macros here. |
prepended | Evaluate given block in context of base class, so that you can write class macros here. |
append_features, prepend_features |
Instance Attribute Summary
Instance Method Summary
-
#button_tag(content_or_options = nil, options = nil, &block)
Creates a button element that defines a
submit
button,reset
button or a generic button which can be used in JavaScript, for example. -
#check_box_tag(name, *args)
Alias for #checkbox_tag.
-
#checkbox_tag(name, options = {})
(also: #check_box_tag)
Creates a check box form input tag.
-
#color_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a text field of type “color”.
-
#date_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a text field of type “date”.
-
#datetime_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
(also: #datetime_local_field_tag)
Creates a text field of type “datetime-local”.
-
#datetime_local_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Alias for #datetime_field_tag.
-
#email_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a text field of type “email”.
-
#field_id(object_name, method_name, *suffixes, index: nil, namespace: nil)
Generate an HTML
id
attribute value for the given name and field combination. -
#field_name(object_name, method_name, *method_names, multiple: false, index: nil)
Generate an HTML
name
attribute value for the given name and field combination. -
#field_set_tag(legend = nil, options = nil, &block)
(also: #fieldset_tag)
Creates a field set for grouping HTML form elements.
-
#fieldset_tag(legend = nil, options = nil, &block)
Alias for #field_set_tag.
-
#file_field_tag(name, options = {})
Creates a file upload field.
-
#form_tag(url_for_options = {}, options = {}, &block)
Starts a form tag that points the action to a URL configured with
url_for_options
just likeActionController::Base#url_for
. -
#hidden_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a hidden form input field used to transmit data that would be lost due to HTTP’s statelessness or data that should be hidden from the user.
-
#image_submit_tag(source, options = {})
Displays an image which when clicked will submit the form.
-
#label_tag(name = nil, content_or_options = nil, options = nil, &block)
Creates a label element.
-
#month_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a text field of type “month”.
-
#number_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a number field.
-
#password_field_tag(name = "password", value = nil, options = {})
Creates a password field, a masked text field that will hide the users input behind a mask character.
-
#phone_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Alias for #telephone_field_tag.
-
#radio_button_tag(name, value, options = {})
Creates a radio button; use groups of radio buttons named the same to allow users to select from a group of options.
-
#range_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a range form element.
-
#search_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a text field of type “search”.
-
#select_tag(name, option_tags = nil, options = {})
Creates a dropdown selection box, or if the
:multiple
option is set to true, a multiple choice selection box. -
#submit_tag(value = "Save changes", options = {})
Creates a submit button with the text
value
as the caption. -
#telephone_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
(also: #phone_field_tag)
Creates a text field of type “tel”.
-
#text_area_tag(name, content = nil, options = {})
Alias for #textarea_tag.
-
#text_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a standard text field; use these text fields to input smaller chunks of text like a username or a search query.
-
#textarea_tag(name, content = nil, options = {})
(also: #text_area_tag)
Creates a text input area; use a textarea for longer text inputs such as blog posts or descriptions.
-
#time_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a text field of type “time”.
-
#url_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a text field of type “url”.
-
#utf8_enforcer_tag
Creates the hidden UTF-8 enforcer tag.
-
#week_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a text field of type “week”.
- #convert_direct_upload_option_to_url(options) private
- #extra_tags_for_form(html_options) private
- #form_tag_html(html_options) private
- #form_tag_with_body(html_options, content) private
- #html_options_for_form(url_for_options, options) private
- #sanitize_to_id(name) private
- #set_default_disable_with(value, tag_options) private
TextHelper
- Included
#concat | The preferred method of outputting text in your views is to use the |
#current_cycle | Returns the current cycle string after a cycle has been started. |
#cycle | Creates a Cycle object whose |
#excerpt | Extracts the first occurrence of |
#highlight | Highlights occurrences of |
#pluralize | Attempts to pluralize the |
#reset_cycle | Resets a cycle so that it starts from the first element the next time it is called. |
#safe_concat, | |
#simple_format | Returns |
#truncate | Truncates |
#word_wrap | Wraps the |
#cut_excerpt_part, | |
#get_cycle | The cycle helpers need to store the cycles in a place that is guaranteed to be reset every time a page is rendered, so it uses an instance variable of |
#set_cycle, #split_paragraphs |
SanitizeHelper
- Included
#sanitize | Sanitizes HTML input, stripping all but known-safe tags and attributes. |
#sanitize_css | Sanitizes a block of CSS code. |
#strip_links | Strips all link tags from |
#strip_tags | Strips all HTML tags from |
UrlHelper
- Included
#button_to | Generates a form containing a single button that submits to the URL created by the set of |
#current_page? | True if the current request URI was generated by the given |
#link_to | Creates an anchor element of the given |
#link_to_if | Creates a link tag of the given |
#link_to_unless | Creates a link tag of the given |
#link_to_unless_current | Creates a link tag of the given |
#mail_to | Creates a mailto link tag to the specified |
#phone_to | Creates a TEL anchor link tag to the specified |
#sms_to | Creates an SMS anchor link tag to the specified |
#add_method_to_attributes!, #convert_options_to_data_attributes, #link_to_remote_options?, #method_for_options, #method_not_get_method?, #method_tag, #remove_trailing_slash!, | |
#to_form_params | Returns an array of hashes each containing |
#token_tag, #url_target, | |
#url_for | Basic implementation of url_for to allow use helpers without routes existence. |
#_back_url, #_filtered_referrer |
ContentExfiltrationPreventionHelper
- Included
TagHelper
- Included
#cdata_section | Returns a CDATA section with the given |
#class_names | Alias for TagHelper#token_list. |
#content_tag | Returns an HTML block tag of type |
#escape_once | Returns an escaped version of |
#tag | Returns an HTML tag. |
#token_list | Returns a string of tokens built from |
#build_tag_values, #ensure_valid_html5_tag_name, #tag_builder |
OutputSafetyHelper
- Included
#raw | This method outputs without escaping a string. |
#safe_join | This method returns an HTML safe string similar to what |
#to_sentence | Converts the array to a comma-separated sentence where the last element is joined by the connector word. |
CaptureHelper
- Included
#capture | The capture method extracts part of a template as a string object. |
#content_for | Calling |
#content_for? |
|
#provide | The same as |
#with_output_buffer | Use an alternate output buffer for the duration of the block. |
Class Attribute Details
.default_enforce_utf8 (rw) Also known as: #default_enforce_utf8
[ GitHub ]# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 29
mattr_accessor :default_enforce_utf8, default: true
.embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms (rw) Also known as: #embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms
[ GitHub ]# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 26
mattr_accessor :
Instance Attribute Details
#default_enforce_utf8 (rw)
[ GitHub ]# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 29
mattr_accessor :default_enforce_utf8, default: true
#embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms (rw)
[ GitHub ]# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 26
mattr_accessor :
Instance Method Details
#button_tag(content_or_options = nil, options = nil, &block)
Creates a button element that defines a submit
button, reset
button or a generic button which can be used in JavaScript, for example. You can use the button tag as a regular submit tag but it isn’t supported in legacy browsers. However, the button tag does allow for richer labels such as images and emphasis, so this helper will also accept a block. By default, it will create a button tag with type submit
, if type is not given.
Options
-
:data
- This option can be used to add custom data attributes. -
:disabled
- If true, the user will not be able to use this input. -
Any other key creates standard HTML options for the tag.
Examples
# => <button name="button" type="submit">Button</button>
'Reset', type: 'reset'
# => <button name="button" type="reset">Reset</button>
'Button', type: 'button'
# => <button name="button" type="button">Button</button>
'Reset', type: 'reset', disabled: true
# => <button name="button" type="reset" disabled="disabled">Reset</button>
(type: 'button') do
content_tag(:strong, 'Ask me!')
end
# => <button name="button" type="button">
# <strong>Ask me!</strong>
# </button>
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 568
def ( = nil, = nil, &block) if .is_a? Hash = else ||= {} end = { "name" => "button", "type" => "submit" }.merge!( .stringify_keys) if block_given? content_tag :, , &block else content_tag :, || "Button", end end
#check_box_tag(name, *args)
Alias for #checkbox_tag.
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 466
alias_method :check_box_tag, :checkbox_tag
#checkbox_tag(name, options = {})
#checkbox_tag(name, value, options = {})
#checkbox_tag(name, value, checked, options = {})
Also known as: #check_box_tag
Creates a check box form input tag.
Options
-
:value
- The value of the input. Defaults to"1"
. -
:checked
- If set to true, the checkbox will be checked by default. -
:disabled
- If set to true, the user will not be able to use this input. -
Any other key creates standard HTML options for the tag.
Examples
checkbox_tag 'accept'
# => <input id="accept" name="accept" type="checkbox" value="1" />
checkbox_tag 'rock', 'rock music'
# => <input id="rock" name="rock" type="checkbox" value="rock music" />
checkbox_tag 'receive_email', 'yes', true
# => <input checked="checked" id="receive_email" name="receive_email" type="checkbox" value="yes" />
checkbox_tag 'tos', 'yes', false, class: 'accept_tos'
# => <input class="accept_tos" id="tos" name="tos" type="checkbox" value="yes" />
checkbox_tag 'eula', 'accepted', false, disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" id="eula" name="eula" type="checkbox" value="accepted" />
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 456
def checkbox_tag(name, *args) if args.length >= 4 raise ArgumentError, "wrong number of arguments (given #{args.length + 1}, expected 1..4)" end = args. value, checked = args.empty? ? ["1", false] : [*args, false] = { "type" => "checkbox", "name" => name, "id" => sanitize_to_id(name), "value" => value }.update( .stringify_keys) ["checked"] = "checked" if checked tag :input, end
#color_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a text field of type “color”.
Options
Supports the same options as #text_field_tag.
Examples
color_field_tag 'name'
# => <input id="name" name="name" type="color" />
color_field_tag 'color', '#DEF726'
# => <input id="color" name="color" type="color" value="#DEF726" />
color_field_tag 'color', nil, class: 'special_input'
# => <input class="special_input" id="color" name="color" type="color" />
color_field_tag 'color', '#DEF726', class: 'special_input', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" class="special_input" id="color" name="color" type="color" value="#DEF726" />
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 668
def color_field_tag(name, value = nil, = {}) text_field_tag(name, value, .merge(type: :color)) end
#convert_direct_upload_option_to_url(options) (private)
[ GitHub ]# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 1075
def convert_direct_upload_option_to_url( ) return unless .delete(:direct_upload) if respond_to?(:rails_direct_uploads_url) ["data-direct-upload-url"] = rails_direct_uploads_url elsif respond_to?(:main_app) && main_app.respond_to?(:rails_direct_uploads_url) ["data-direct-upload-url"] = main_app.rails_direct_uploads_url end end
#date_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a text field of type “date”.
Options
Supports the same options as #text_field_tag.
Examples
date_field_tag 'name'
# => <input id="name" name="name" type="date" />
date_field_tag 'date', '2014-12-31'
# => <input id="date" name="date" type="date" value="2014-12-31" />
date_field_tag 'date', nil, class: 'special_input'
# => <input class="special_input" id="date" name="date" type="date" />
date_field_tag 'date', '2014-12-31', class: 'special_input', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" class="special_input" id="date" name="date" type="date" value="2014-12-31" />
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 738
def date_field_tag(name, value = nil, = {}) text_field_tag(name, value, .merge(type: :date)) end
#datetime_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {}) Also known as: #datetime_local_field_tag
Creates a text field of type “datetime-local”.
Options
Supports the same options as #text_field_tag. Additionally, supports:
-
:min
- The minimum acceptable value. -
:max
- The maximum acceptable value. -
:step
- The acceptable value granularity. -
:include_seconds
- Include seconds in the output timestamp format (true by default).
Examples
datetime_field_tag 'name'
# => <input id="name" name="name" type="datetime-local" />
datetime_field_tag 'datetime', '2014-01-01T01:01'
# => <input id="datetime" name="datetime" type="datetime-local" value="2014-01-01T01:01" />
datetime_field_tag 'datetime', nil, class: 'special_input'
# => <input class="special_input" id="datetime" name="datetime" type="datetime-local" />
datetime_field_tag 'datetime', '2014-01-01T01:01', class: 'special_input', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" class="special_input" id="datetime" name="datetime" type="datetime-local" value="2014-01-01T01:01" />
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 797
def datetime_field_tag(name, value = nil, = {}) text_field_tag(name, value, .merge(type: "datetime-local")) end
#datetime_local_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Alias for #datetime_field_tag.
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 801
alias datetime_local_field_tag datetime_field_tag
#email_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a text field of type “email”.
Options
Supports the same options as #text_field_tag.
Examples
email_field_tag 'name'
# => <input id="name" name="name" type="email" />
email_field_tag 'email', 'email@example.com'
# => <input id="email" name="email" type="email" value="email@example.com" />
email_field_tag 'email', nil, class: 'special_input'
# => <input class="special_input" id="email" name="email" type="email" />
email_field_tag 'email', 'email@example.com', class: 'special_input', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" class="special_input" id="email" name="email" type="email" value="email@example.com" />
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 899
def email_field_tag(name, value = nil, = {}) text_field_tag(name, value, .merge(type: :email)) end
#extra_tags_for_form(html_options) (private)
[ GitHub ]# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 1013
def ( ) authenticity_token = .delete("authenticity_token") method = .delete("method").to_s.downcase method_tag = \ case method when "get" ["method"] = "get" "" when "post", "" ["method"] = "post" token_tag(authenticity_token, form_options: { action: ["action"], method: "post" }) else ["method"] = "post" method_tag(method) + token_tag(authenticity_token, form_options: { action: ["action"], method: method }) end if .delete("enforce_utf8") { default_enforce_utf8 } utf8_enforcer_tag + method_tag else method_tag end end
#field_id(object_name, method_name, *suffixes, index: nil, namespace: nil)
Generate an HTML id
attribute value for the given name and field combination
Return the value generated by the FormBuilder
for the given attribute name.
<%= label_tag :post, :title %>
<%= text_field :post, :title, aria: { describedby: field_id(:post, :title, :error) } %>
<%= tag.span("is blank", id: field_id(:post, :title, :error) %>
In the example above, the <input type="text">
element built by the call to text_field
declares an aria-describedby
attribute referencing the <span>
element, sharing a common id
root (post_title
, in this case).
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 102
def field_id(object_name, method_name, *suffixes, index: nil, namespace: nil) if object_name.respond_to?(:model_name) object_name = object_name.model_name.singular end sanitized_object_name = object_name.to_s.gsub(/\]\[|[^-a-zA-Z0-9:.]/, "_").delete_suffix("_") sanitized_method_name = method_name.to_s.delete_suffix("?") [ namespace, sanitized_object_name.presence, (index unless sanitized_object_name.empty?), sanitized_method_name, *suffixes, ].tap(&:compact!).join("_") end
#field_name(object_name, method_name, *method_names, multiple: false, index: nil)
Generate an HTML name
attribute value for the given name and field combination
Return the value generated by the FormBuilder
for the given attribute name.
<%= text_field :post, :title, name: field_name(:post, :title, :subtitle) %>
<%# => <input type="text" name="post[title][subtitle]"> %>
<%= text_field :post, :tag, name: field_name(:post, :tag, multiple: true) %>
<%# => <input type="text" name="post[tag][]"> %>
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 132
def field_name(object_name, method_name, *method_names, multiple: false, index: nil) names = method_names.map! { |name| "[#{name}]" }.join # a little duplication to construct fewer strings case when object_name.blank? "#{method_name}#{names}#{multiple ? "[]" : ""}" when index "#{object_name}[#{index}][#{method_name}]#{names}#{multiple ? "[]" : ""}" else "#{object_name}[#{method_name}]#{names}#{multiple ? "[]" : ""}" end end
#field_set_tag(legend = nil, options = nil, &block) Also known as: #fieldset_tag
Creates a field set for grouping HTML form elements.
legend
will become the fieldset’s title (optional as per W3C). options
accept the same values as tag.
Examples
<%= field_set_tag do %>
<p><%= text_field_tag 'name' %></p>
<% end %>
# => <fieldset><p><input id="name" name="name" type="text" /></p></fieldset>
<%= field_set_tag 'Your details' do %>
<p><%= text_field_tag 'name' %></p>
<% end %>
# => <fieldset><legend>Your details</legend><p><input id="name" name="name" type="text" /></p></fieldset>
<%= field_set_tag nil, class: 'format' do %>
<p><%= text_field_tag 'name' %></p>
<% end %>
# => <fieldset class="format"><p><input id="name" name="name" type="text" /></p></fieldset>
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 640
def field_set_tag(legend = nil, = nil, &block) content = [] content << content_tag("legend", legend) unless legend.blank? content << capture(&block) if block_given? content_tag(:fieldset, safe_join(content), ) end
#fieldset_tag(legend = nil, options = nil, &block)
Alias for #field_set_tag.
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 647
alias_method :fieldset_tag, :field_set_tag
#file_field_tag(name, options = {})
Creates a file upload field. If you are using file uploads then you will also need to set the multipart option for the form tag:
<%= form_tag '/upload', multipart: true do %>
<label for="file">File to Upload</label> <%= file_field_tag "file" %>
<%= submit_tag %>
<% end %>
The specified URL will then be passed a ::File
object containing the selected file, or if the field was left blank, a StringIO object.
Options
-
Creates standard HTML attributes for the tag.
-
:disabled
- If set to true, the user will not be able to use this input. -
:multiple
- If set to true, *in most updated browsers* the user will be allowed to select multiple files. -
:accept
- If set to one or multiple mime-types, the user will be suggested a filter when choosing a file. You still need to set up model validations.
Examples
file_field_tag 'attachment'
# => <input id="attachment" name="attachment" type="file" />
file_field_tag 'avatar', class: 'profile_input'
# => <input class="profile_input" id="avatar" name="avatar" type="file" />
file_field_tag 'picture', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" id="picture" name="picture" type="file" />
file_field_tag 'resume', value: '~/resume.doc'
# => <input id="resume" name="resume" type="file" value="~/resume.doc" />
file_field_tag 'user_pic', accept: 'image/png,image/gif,image/jpeg'
# => <input accept="image/png,image/gif,image/jpeg" id="user_pic" name="user_pic" type="file" />
file_field_tag 'file', accept: 'text/html', class: 'upload', value: 'index.html'
# => <input accept="text/html" class="upload" id="file" name="file" type="file" value="index.html" />
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 347
def file_field_tag(name, = {}) text_field_tag(name, nil, convert_direct_upload_option_to_url( .merge(type: :file))) end
#form_tag(url_for_options = {}, options = {}, &block)
Starts a form tag that points the action to a URL configured with url_for_options
just like ActionController::Base#url_for
. The method for the form defaults to POST.
Options
-
:multipart
- If set to true, the enctype is set to “multipart/form-data”. -
:method
- The method to use when submitting the form, usually either “get” or “post”. If “patch”, “put”, “delete”, or another verb is used, a hidden input with name_method
is added to simulate the verb over post. -
:authenticity_token
- Authenticity token to use in the form. Use only if you need to pass custom authenticity token string, or to not add authenticity_token field at all (by passingfalse
). Remote forms may omit the embedded authenticity token by settingconfig.action_view.embed_authenticity_token_in_remote_forms = false
. This is helpful when you’re fragment-caching the form. Remote forms get the authenticity token from themeta
tag, so embedding is unnecessary unless you support browsers without JavaScript. -
:remote
- If set to true, will allow the Unobtrusive JavaScript drivers to control the submit behavior. By default this behavior is an ajax submit. -
:enforce_utf8
- If set to false, a hidden input with name utf8 is not output. -
Any other key creates standard HTML attributes for the tag.
Examples
form_tag('/posts')
# => <form action="/posts" method="post">
form_tag('/posts/1', method: :put)
# => <form action="/posts/1" method="post"> ... <input name="_method" type="hidden" value="put" /> ...
form_tag('/upload', multipart: true)
# => <form action="/upload" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<%= form_tag('/posts') do -%>
<div><%= submit_tag 'Save' %></div>
<% end -%>
# => <form action="/posts" method="post"><div><input type="submit" name="commit" value="Save" /></div></form>
<%= form_tag('/posts', remote: true) %>
# => <form action="/posts" method="post" data-remote="true">
form_tag(false, method: :get)
# => <form method="get">
form_tag('http://far.away.com/form', authenticity_token: false)
# form without authenticity token
form_tag('http://far.away.com/form', authenticity_token: "cf50faa3fe97702ca1ae")
# form with custom authenticity token
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 78
def form_tag( = {}, = {}, &block) = (, ) if block_given? form_tag_with_body(, capture(&block)) else form_tag_html( ) end end
#form_tag_html(html_options) (private)
[ GitHub ]# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 1043
def form_tag_html( ) = ( ) html = tag(:form, , true) + prevent_content_exfiltration(html) end
#form_tag_with_body(html_options, content) (private)
[ GitHub ]# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 1049
def form_tag_with_body(, content) output = form_tag_html( ) output << content.to_s if content output.safe_concat("</form>") end
#html_options_for_form(url_for_options, options) (private)
[ GitHub ]# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 986
def (, ) .stringify_keys.tap do || ["enctype"] = "multipart/form-data" if .delete("multipart") # The following URL is unescaped, this is just a hash of options, and it is the # responsibility of the caller to escape all the values. if == false || ["action"] == false .delete("action") else ["action"] = url_for( ) end ["accept-charset"] = "UTF-8" ["data-remote"] = true if .delete("remote") if ["data-remote"] && == false && ["authenticity_token"].blank? # The authenticity token is taken from the meta tag in this case ["authenticity_token"] = false elsif ["authenticity_token"] == true # Include the default authenticity_token, which is only generated when its set to nil, # but we needed the true value to override the default of no authenticity_token on data-remote. ["authenticity_token"] = nil end end end
#image_submit_tag(source, options = {})
Displays an image which when clicked will submit the form.
source
is passed to AssetTagHelper#path_to_image
Options
-
:data
- This option can be used to add custom data attributes. -
:disabled
- If set to true, the user will not be able to use this input. -
Any other key creates standard HTML options for the tag.
Data attributes
-
confirm: 'question?'
- This will add a JavaScript confirm prompt with the question specified. If the user accepts, the form is processed normally, otherwise no action is taken.
Examples
image_submit_tag("login.png")
# => <input src="/assets/login.png" type="image" />
image_submit_tag("purchase.png", disabled: true)
# => <input disabled="disabled" src="/assets/purchase.png" type="image" />
image_submit_tag("search.png", class: 'search_button', alt: 'Find')
# => <input class="search_button" src="/assets/search.png" type="image" />
image_submit_tag("agree.png", disabled: true, class: "agree_disagree_button")
# => <input class="agree_disagree_button" disabled="disabled" src="/assets/agree.png" type="image" />
image_submit_tag("save.png", data: { confirm: "Are you sure?" })
# => <input src="/assets/save.png" data-confirm="Are you sure?" type="image" />
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 614
def image_submit_tag(source, = {}) = .stringify_keys src = path_to_image(source, skip_pipeline: .delete("skip_pipeline")) tag :input, { "type" => "image", "src" => src }.update( ) end
#label_tag(name = nil, content_or_options = nil, options = nil, &block)
Creates a label element. Accepts a block.
Options
-
Creates standard HTML attributes for the tag.
Examples
label_tag 'name'
# => <label for="name">Name</label>
label_tag 'name', 'Your name'
# => <label for="name">Your name</label>
label_tag 'name', nil, class: 'small_label'
# => <label for="name" class="small_label">Name</label>
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 281
def label_tag(name = nil, = nil, = nil, &block) if block_given? && .is_a?(Hash) = = .stringify_keys else ||= {} = .stringify_keys end ["for"] = sanitize_to_id(name) unless name.blank? || .has_key?("for") content_tag :label, || name.to_s.humanize, , &block end
#month_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a text field of type “month”.
Options
Supports the same options as #text_field_tag. Additionally, supports:
-
:min
- The minimum acceptable value. -
:max
- The maximum acceptable value. -
:step
- The acceptable value granularity.
Examples
month_field_tag 'name'
# => <input id="name" name="name" type="month" />
month_field_tag 'month', '2014-01'
# => <input id="month" name="month" type="month" value="2014-01" />
month_field_tag 'month', nil, class: 'special_input'
# => <input class="special_input" id="month" name="month" type="month" />
month_field_tag 'month', '2014-01', class: 'special_input', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" class="special_input" id="month" name="month" type="month" value="2014-01" />
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 826
def month_field_tag(name, value = nil, = {}) text_field_tag(name, value, .merge(type: :month)) end
#number_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a number field.
Options
Supports the same options as #text_field_tag. Additionally, supports:
-
:min
- The minimum acceptable value. -
:max
- The maximum acceptable value. -
:in
- A range specifying the:min
and:max
values. -
:within
- Same as:in
. -
:step
- The acceptable value granularity.
Examples
number_field_tag 'quantity'
# => <input id="quantity" name="quantity" type="number" />
number_field_tag 'quantity', '1'
# => <input id="quantity" name="quantity" type="number" value="1" />
number_field_tag 'quantity', nil, class: 'special_input'
# => <input class="special_input" id="quantity" name="quantity" type="number" />
number_field_tag 'quantity', nil, min: 1
# => <input id="quantity" name="quantity" min="1" type="number" />
number_field_tag 'quantity', nil, max: 9
# => <input id="quantity" name="quantity" max="9" type="number" />
number_field_tag 'quantity', nil, in: 1...10
# => <input id="quantity" name="quantity" min="1" max="9" type="number" />
number_field_tag 'quantity', nil, within: 1...10
# => <input id="quantity" name="quantity" min="1" max="9" type="number" />
number_field_tag 'quantity', nil, min: 1, max: 10
# => <input id="quantity" name="quantity" min="1" max="10" type="number" />
number_field_tag 'quantity', nil, min: 1, max: 10, step: 2
# => <input id="quantity" name="quantity" min="1" max="10" step="2" type="number" />
number_field_tag 'quantity', '1', class: 'special_input', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" class="special_input" id="quantity" name="quantity" type="number" value="1" />
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 947
def number_field_tag(name, value = nil, = {}) = .stringify_keys ["type"] ||= "number" if range = .delete("in") || .delete("within") .update("min" => range.min, "max" => range.max) end text_field_tag(name, value, ) end
#password_field_tag(name = "password", value = nil, options = {})
Creates a password field, a masked text field that will hide the users input behind a mask character.
Options
-
:disabled
- If set to true, the user will not be able to use this input. -
:size
- The number of visible characters that will fit in the input. -
:maxlength
- The maximum number of characters that the browser will allow the user to enter. -
Any other key creates standard HTML attributes for the tag.
Examples
password_field_tag 'pass'
# => <input id="pass" name="pass" type="password" />
password_field_tag 'secret', 'Your secret here'
# => <input id="secret" name="secret" type="password" value="Your secret here" />
password_field_tag 'masked', nil, class: 'masked_input_field'
# => <input class="masked_input_field" id="masked" name="masked" type="password" />
password_field_tag 'token', '', size: 15
# => <input id="token" name="token" size="15" type="password" value="" />
password_field_tag 'key', nil, maxlength: 16
# => <input id="key" maxlength="16" name="key" type="password" />
password_field_tag 'confirm_pass', nil, disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" id="confirm_pass" name="confirm_pass" type="password" />
password_field_tag 'pin', '1234', maxlength: 4, size: 6, class: "pin_input"
# => <input class="pin_input" id="pin" maxlength="4" name="pin" size="6" type="password" value="1234" />
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 380
def password_field_tag(name = "password", value = nil, = {}) text_field_tag(name, value, .merge(type: :password)) end
#phone_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Alias for #telephone_field_tag.
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 717
alias phone_field_tag telephone_field_tag
#radio_button_tag(name, value, options = {})
#radio_button_tag(name, value, checked, options = {})
Creates a radio button; use groups of radio buttons named the same to allow users to select from a group of options.
Options
-
:checked
- If set to true, the radio button will be selected by default. -
:disabled
- If set to true, the user will not be able to use this input. -
Any other key creates standard HTML options for the tag.
Examples
'favorite_color', 'maroon'
# => <input id="favorite_color_maroon" name="favorite_color" type="radio" value="maroon" />
'receive_updates', 'no', true
# => <input checked="checked" id="receive_updates_no" name="receive_updates" type="radio" value="no" />
'time_slot', "3:00 p.m.", false, disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" id="time_slot_3:00_p.m." name="time_slot" type="radio" value="3:00 p.m." />
'color', "green", true, class: "color_input"
# => <input checked="checked" class="color_input" id="color_green" name="color" type="radio" value="green" />
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 493
def (name, value, *args) if args.length >= 3 raise ArgumentError, "wrong number of arguments (given #{args.length + 2}, expected 2..4)" end = args. checked = args.empty? ? false : args.first = { "type" => "radio", "name" => name, "id" => "#{sanitize_to_id(name)}_#{sanitize_to_id(value)}", "value" => value }.update( .stringify_keys) ["checked"] = "checked" if checked tag :input, end
#range_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a range form element.
Options
Supports the same options as #number_field_tag.
Examples
range_field_tag 'quantity', '1'
# => <input id="quantity" name="quantity" type="range" value="1" />
range_field_tag 'quantity', in: 1...10
# => <input id="quantity" name="quantity" min="1" max="9" type="range" />
range_field_tag 'quantity', min: 1, max: 10, step: 2
# => <input id="quantity" name="quantity" min="1" max="10" step="2" type="range"
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 972
def range_field_tag(name, value = nil, = {}) number_field_tag(name, value, .merge(type: :range)) end
#sanitize_to_id(name) (private)
[ GitHub ]# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 1056
def sanitize_to_id(name) name.to_s.delete("]").tr("^-a-zA-Z0-9:.", "_") end
#search_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a text field of type “search”.
Options
Supports the same options as #text_field_tag.
Examples
search_field_tag 'name'
# => <input id="name" name="name" type="search" />
search_field_tag 'search', 'Enter your search query here'
# => <input id="search" name="search" type="search" value="Enter your search query here" />
search_field_tag 'search', nil, class: 'special_input'
# => <input class="special_input" id="search" name="search" type="search" />
search_field_tag 'search', 'Enter your search query here', class: 'special_input', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" class="special_input" id="search" name="search" type="search" value="Enter your search query here" />
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 691
def search_field_tag(name, value = nil, = {}) text_field_tag(name, value, .merge(type: :search)) end
#select_tag(name, option_tags = nil, options = {})
Creates a dropdown selection box, or if the :multiple
option is set to true, a multiple choice selection box.
Helpers::FormOptions
can be used to create common select boxes such as countries, time zones, or associated records. option_tags
is a string containing the option tags for the select box.
Options
-
:multiple
- If set to true, the selection will allow multiple choices. -
:disabled
- If set to true, the user will not be able to use this input. -
:include_blank
- If set to true, an empty option will be created. If set to a string, the string will be used as the option’s content and the value will be empty. -
:prompt
- Create a prompt option with blank value and the text asking user to select something. -
Any other key creates standard HTML attributes for the tag.
Examples
select_tag "people", (@people, "id", "name")
# <select id="people" name="people"><option value="1">David</option></select>
select_tag "people", (@people, "id", "name", "1")
# <select id="people" name="people"><option value="1" selected="selected">David</option></select>
select_tag "people", raw("<option>David</option>")
# => <select id="people" name="people"><option>David</option></select>
select_tag "count", raw("<option>1</option><option>2</option><option>3</option><option>4</option>")
# => <select id="count" name="count"><option>1</option><option>2</option>
# <option>3</option><option>4</option></select>
select_tag "colors", raw("<option>Red</option><option>Green</option><option>Blue</option>"), multiple: true
# => <select id="colors" multiple="multiple" name="colors[]"><option>Red</option>
# <option>Green</option><option>Blue</option></select>
select_tag "locations", raw("<option>Home</option><option selected='selected'>Work</option><option>Out</option>")
# => <select id="locations" name="locations"><option>Home</option><option selected='selected'>Work</option>
# <option>Out</option></select>
select_tag "access", raw("<option>Read</option><option>Write</option>"), multiple: true, class: 'form_input', id: 'unique_id'
# => <select class="form_input" id="unique_id" multiple="multiple" name="access[]"><option>Read</option>
# <option>Write</option></select>
select_tag "people", (@people, "id", "name"), include_blank: true
# => <select id="people" name="people"><option value="" label=" "></option><option value="1">David</option></select>
select_tag "people", (@people, "id", "name"), include_blank: "All"
# => <select id="people" name="people"><option value="">All</option><option value="1">David</option></select>
select_tag "people", (@people, "id", "name"), prompt: "Select something"
# => <select id="people" name="people"><option value="">Select something</option><option value="1">David</option></select>
select_tag "destination", raw("<option>NYC</option><option>Paris</option><option>Rome</option>"), disabled: true
# => <select disabled="disabled" id="destination" name="destination"><option>NYC</option>
# <option>Paris</option><option>Rome</option></select>
select_tag "credit_card", ([ "VISA", "MasterCard" ], "MasterCard")
# => <select id="credit_card" name="credit_card"><option>VISA</option>
# <option selected="selected">MasterCard</option></select>
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 201
def select_tag(name, = nil, = {}) ||= "" html_name = ( [:multiple] == true && !name.end_with?("[]")) ? "#{name}[]" : name if .include?(:include_blank) include_blank = [:include_blank] = .except(:include_blank) = { value: "" } if include_blank == true include_blank = "" [:label] = " " end if include_blank = content_tag("option", include_blank, ).safe_concat( ) end end if prompt = .delete(:prompt) = content_tag("option", prompt, value: "").safe_concat( ) end content_tag "select", , { "name" => html_name, "id" => sanitize_to_id(name) }.update( .stringify_keys) end
#set_default_disable_with(value, tag_options) (private)
[ GitHub ]# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 1060
def set_default_disable_with(value, ) data = .fetch("data", {}) if ["data-disable-with"] == false || data["disable_with"] == false data.delete("disable_with") elsif ActionView::Base.automatically_disable_submit_tag disable_with_text = ["data-disable-with"] disable_with_text ||= data["disable_with"] disable_with_text ||= value.to_s.clone .deep_merge!("data" => { "disable_with" => disable_with_text }) end .delete("data-disable-with") end
#submit_tag(value = "Save changes", options = {})
Creates a submit button with the text value
as the caption.
Options
-
:data
- This option can be used to add custom data attributes. -
:disabled
- If true, the user will not be able to use this input. -
Any other key creates standard HTML options for the tag.
Examples
submit_tag
# => <input name="commit" data-disable-with="Save changes" type="submit" value="Save changes" />
submit_tag "Edit this article"
# => <input name="commit" data-disable-with="Edit this article" type="submit" value="Edit this article" />
submit_tag "Save edits", disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" name="commit" data-disable-with="Save edits" type="submit" value="Save edits" />
submit_tag nil, class: "form_submit"
# => <input class="form_submit" name="commit" type="submit" />
submit_tag "Edit", class: "edit_button"
# => <input class="edit_button" data-disable-with="Edit" name="commit" type="submit" value="Edit" />
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 527
def submit_tag(value = "Save changes", = {}) = .deep_stringify_keys = { "type" => "submit", "name" => "commit", "value" => value }.update( ) set_default_disable_with value, tag :input, end
#telephone_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {}) Also known as: #phone_field_tag
Creates a text field of type “tel”.
Options
Supports the same options as #text_field_tag.
Examples
telephone_field_tag 'name'
# => <input id="name" name="name" type="tel" />
telephone_field_tag 'tel', '0123456789'
# => <input id="tel" name="tel" type="tel" value="0123456789" />
telephone_field_tag 'tel', nil, class: 'special_input'
# => <input class="special_input" id="tel" name="tel" type="tel" />
telephone_field_tag 'tel', '0123456789', class: 'special_input', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" class="special_input" id="tel" name="tel" type="tel" value="0123456789" />
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 714
def telephone_field_tag(name, value = nil, = {}) text_field_tag(name, value, .merge(type: :tel)) end
#text_area_tag(name, content = nil, options = {})
Alias for #textarea_tag.
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 425
alias_method :text_area_tag, :textarea_tag
#text_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a standard text field; use these text fields to input smaller chunks of text like a username or a search query.
Options
-
:disabled
- If set to true, the user will not be able to use this input. -
:size
- The number of visible characters that will fit in the input. -
:maxlength
- The maximum number of characters that the browser will allow the user to enter. -
:placeholder
- The text contained in the field by default which is removed when the field receives focus. If set to true, use the translation found in the current I18n locale (through helpers.placeholder.<modelname>.<attribute>). -
Any other key creates standard HTML attributes for the tag.
Examples
text_field_tag 'name'
# => <input id="name" name="name" type="text" />
text_field_tag 'query', 'Enter your search query here'
# => <input id="query" name="query" type="text" value="Enter your search query here" />
text_field_tag 'search', nil, placeholder: 'Enter search term...'
# => <input id="search" name="search" placeholder="Enter search term..." type="text" />
text_field_tag 'request', nil, class: 'special_input'
# => <input class="special_input" id="request" name="request" type="text" />
text_field_tag 'address', '', size: 75
# => <input id="address" name="address" size="75" type="text" value="" />
text_field_tag 'zip', nil, maxlength: 5
# => <input id="zip" maxlength="5" name="zip" type="text" />
text_field_tag 'payment_amount', '$0.00', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" id="payment_amount" name="payment_amount" type="text" value="$0.00" />
text_field_tag 'ip', '0.0.0.0', maxlength: 15, size: 20, class: "ip-input"
# => <input class="ip-input" id="ip" maxlength="15" name="ip" size="20" type="text" value="0.0.0.0" />
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 263
def text_field_tag(name, value = nil, = {}) tag :input, { "type" => "text", "name" => name, "id" => sanitize_to_id(name), "value" => value }.update( .stringify_keys) end
#textarea_tag(name, content = nil, options = {}) Also known as: #text_area_tag
Creates a text input area; use a textarea for longer text inputs such as blog posts or descriptions.
Options
-
:size
- A string specifying the dimensions (columns by rows) of the textarea (e.g., “25x10”). -
:rows
- Specify the number of rows in the textarea -
:cols
- Specify the number of columns in the textarea -
:disabled
- If set to true, the user will not be able to use this input. -
:escape
- By default, the contents of the text input are HTML escaped. If you need unescaped contents, set this to false. -
Any other key creates standard HTML attributes for the tag.
Examples
textarea_tag 'post'
# => <textarea id="post" name="post"></textarea>
textarea_tag 'bio', @user.bio
# => <textarea id="bio" name="bio">This is my biography.</textarea>
textarea_tag 'body', nil, rows: 10, cols: 25
# => <textarea cols="25" id="body" name="body" rows="10"></textarea>
textarea_tag 'body', nil, size: "25x10"
# => <textarea name="body" id="body" cols="25" rows="10"></textarea>
textarea_tag 'description', "Description goes here.", disabled: true
# => <textarea disabled="disabled" id="description" name="description">Description goes here.</textarea>
textarea_tag 'comment', nil, class: 'comment_input'
# => <textarea class="comment_input" id="comment" name="comment"></textarea>
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 413
def textarea_tag(name, content = nil, = {}) = .stringify_keys if size = .delete("size") ["cols"], ["rows"] = size.split("x") if size.respond_to?(:split) end escape = .delete("escape") { true } content = ERB::Util.html_escape(content) if escape content_tag :textarea, content.to_s.html_safe, { "name" => name, "id" => sanitize_to_id(name) }.update( ) end
#time_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a text field of type “time”.
Options
Supports the same options as #text_field_tag. Additionally, supports:
-
:min
- The minimum acceptable value. -
:max
- The maximum acceptable value. -
:step
- The acceptable value granularity. -
:include_seconds
- Include seconds and ms in the output timestamp format (true by default).
Examples
time_field_tag 'name'
# => <input id="name" name="name" type="time" />
time_field_tag 'time', '01:01'
# => <input id="time" name="time" type="time" value="01:01" />
time_field_tag 'time', nil, class: 'special_input'
# => <input class="special_input" id="time" name="time" type="time" />
time_field_tag 'time', '01:01', include_seconds: true
# => <input id="time" name="time" type="time" value="01:01:00.000" />
time_field_tag 'time', '01:01', min: '00:00', max: '23:59', step: 1
# => <input id="time" max="23:59" min="00:00" name="time" step="1" type="time" value="01:01" />
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 769
def time_field_tag(name, value = nil, = {}) text_field_tag(name, value, .merge(type: :time)) end
#url_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a text field of type “url”.
Options
Supports the same options as #text_field_tag.
Examples
url_field_tag 'name'
# => <input id="name" name="name" type="url" />
url_field_tag 'url', 'http://rubyonrails.org'
# => <input id="url" name="url" type="url" value="http://rubyonrails.org" />
url_field_tag 'url', nil, class: 'special_input'
# => <input class="special_input" id="url" name="url" type="url" />
url_field_tag 'url', 'http://rubyonrails.org', class: 'special_input', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" class="special_input" id="url" name="url" type="url" value="http://rubyonrails.org" />
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 876
def url_field_tag(name, value = nil, = {}) text_field_tag(name, value, .merge(type: :url)) end
#utf8_enforcer_tag
Creates the hidden UTF-8 enforcer tag. Override this method in a helper to customize the tag.
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 978
def utf8_enforcer_tag # Use raw HTML to ensure the value is written as an HTML entity; it # needs to be the right character regardless of which encoding the # browser infers. '<input name="utf8" type="hidden" value="✓" autocomplete="off" />'.html_safe end
#week_field_tag(name, value = nil, options = {})
Creates a text field of type “week”.
Options
Supports the same options as #text_field_tag. Additionally, supports:
-
:min
- The minimum acceptable value. -
:max
- The maximum acceptable value. -
:step
- The acceptable value granularity.
Examples
week_field_tag 'name'
# => <input id="name" name="name" type="week" />
week_field_tag 'week', '2014-W01'
# => <input id="week" name="week" type="week" value="2014-W01" />
week_field_tag 'week', nil, class: 'special_input'
# => <input class="special_input" id="week" name="week" type="week" />
week_field_tag 'week', '2014-W01', class: 'special_input', disabled: true
# => <input disabled="disabled" class="special_input" id="week" name="week" type="week" value="2014-W01" />
# File 'actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb', line 853
def week_field_tag(name, value = nil, = {}) text_field_tag(name, value, .merge(type: :week)) end