How can I make a check box default to being "checked" when it is initially displayed?
I've not found a "Rails" way to do this (that works) so I did it with JavaScript. Is there a proper way to do this in Rails? I'm using Rails 1.2.3.
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If you're using check_box in the context of a form, then the check box will show whatever value that field has.
@user = Person.find(:first)
@user.active = true
check_box 'user', 'active' #=> will be checked by default
If you're using check_box_tag, the third parameter is the initial state (check_box_tag doc):
check_box_tag "active", 1, true
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