:checked=>"checked" in input_html?

[kedar mhaswade]

I am a bit puzzled.

With my model's Boolean field (a virtual attribute named "timed", really)  is:

<% if timed? %>

  <% f.input :timed, :as=> :boolean, :input_html => {:checked => "checked"} %>

<% else %>

  <% f.input :timed, :as=> :boolean %>

<% end %>

the only way to initialize it such that its rendering reflects its state? Is there something like :checked => true available on a checkbox input?

Regards,

Kedar

PS - I never understood why HTML adhered to this almost meaningless checked = "checked" attribute for checkboxes.

[Vasiliy Ermolovich]

Hey, kedar. Actually, it should work with just plain <%
f.input :timed, :as=> :boolean %> if timed is an attribute of some
model. For example:

<%= simple_form_for(@product) do |f| %>
<%= f.input :timed, :as=> :boolean %>
<%= f.submit %>
<% end %>

class Product < ActiveRecord::Base
attr_accessor :timed
end

so if you set @product.timed = true in your controller your checkbox
will be checked.

[kedar mhaswade]

On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 7:02 AM, Vasiliy Ermolovich <you...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey, kedar. Actually, it should work with just plain <%
f.input :timed, :as=> :boolean %> if timed is an attribute of some
model. For example:

<%= simple_form_for(@product) do |f| %>
 <%= f.input :timed, :as=> :boolean  %>
 <%= f.submit %>
<% end %>

class Product < ActiveRecord::Base
 attr_accessor :timed
end

so if you set @product.timed = true in your controller your checkbox
will be checked.

Thanks Vasilly!