Create checkboxes on page using contents of a hash

siguva · May 10, 2006, 1:44am

Hi all,

I have a hash that is created in the index method of my controller.
After it is created, the index.rhtml page is rendered. Upon this
rendering I would like to create a check box for each key/value in the
hash.

The has is @recordsHash

I have been trying varying stratagies like the one below, but to no
avail. Do you have any ideas? Thanks for your help on this!

html lang='en">

Some text here

<%= form_tag(:controller => “AddMassMail”, :action => ‘addmassmail’) %>

   <% @recordsHash.each do {|key, value| %>
       <%= "Site #{value}<%= check_box('Site', '#{key}', {:checked

=> ‘checked’}, ‘yes’) %> <% } %>

<%= submit_tag(“Add Mass Mailing”) %>

<%= end_form_tag %>

siguva · May 10, 2006, 11:37am

Hunter W. wrote:

Hi all,

I have a hash that is created in the index method of my controller.
After it is created, the index.rhtml page is rendered. Upon this
rendering I would like to create a check box for each key/value in the
hash.

Think you have an error in your each iteration. Believe the correct
syntax is:

some_hash.each { |key, value| #something here }

or

some_enumerable.each do |key, value|
#something here
end

siguva · May 10, 2006, 5:21pm

Chris T wrote:

Hunter W. wrote:

Hi all,

I have a hash that is created in the index method of my controller.
After it is created, the index.rhtml page is rendered. Upon this
rendering I would like to create a check box for each key/value in the
hash.

Think you have an error in your each iteration. Believe the correct
syntax is:

some_hash.each { |key, value| #something here }

or

some_enumerable.each do |key, value|
#something here
end
Hi Chris,

I tried both of those but I am still getting syntax errors:

<% @recordsHash.each do |key, value| %>

   <%= "Site #{value}<%= check_box('Site', '#{key}', {:checked =>

‘checked’}, ‘yes’) %>

I may have to create true objects. This is just an API calling app, so
I was hoping to keep it simple, but I can’t get this last part working.
Bummer!

siguva · May 10, 2006, 7:40pm

Hunter W. wrote:

some_enumerable.each do |key, value|
‘checked’}, ‘yes’) %>

I may have to create true objects. This is just an API calling app, so
I was hoping to keep it simple, but I can’t get this last part working.
Bummer!

What exactly is the syntax error? Maybe an email typo but think you’re
also missing a %> after #{value} and I thought you needed to use double
quotes for ruby to see the #{} construction, so it would need to be:

<%= check_box(‘Site’, “#{key}”,…

though would have thought you could skip the quotes and #{} completely:
<%= check_box(‘Site’, key,…

siguva · May 11, 2006, 1:55am

I agree, but I am still getting an unhelpful syntax error from Rails

Here is my code:

<%= form_tag(:controller => “AddMassMail”, :action => ‘addmassmail’) %>

   <% @recordsHash.each do |key, value| %>

   <%= value %> <%= check_box('Site', key, {:checked => 'checked'},

‘yes’) %>

<%= submit_tag(“Add Mass Mailing”) %>

<%= end_form_tag %>

Here is the error. Thank you for your continued help.

SyntaxError in Add_mass_mail#index

Showing app/views/add_mass_mail/index.rhtml where line #27 raised:

compile error
./script/…/config/…/app/views/add_mass_mail/index.rhtml:27: syntax
error

Extracted source (around line #27):

24:
25:
26:

Trace of template inclusion: /app/views/add_mass_mail/index.rhtml

RAILS_ROOT: ./script/…/config/…
Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace

#{RAILS_ROOT}/app/views/add_mass_mail/index.rhtml:27:in `module_eval’

c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_view/base.rb:496:in
module_eval' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_view/base.rb:496:incompile_template’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_view/base.rb:300:in
compile_and_render_template' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_view/base.rb:285:inrender_template’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_view/base.rb:244:in
render_file' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/base.rb:697:inrender_file’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/base.rb:619:in
render_with_no_layout' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/layout.rb:251:inrender_without_benchmark’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:53:in
render' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:53:inmeasure’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:53:in
render' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/base.rb:909:inperform_action_without_filters’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:355:in
perform_action_without_benchmark' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:inperform_action_without_rescue’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in
measure' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:inperform_action_without_rescue’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb:82:in
perform_action' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/base.rb:379:insend’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/base.rb:379:in
process_without_filters' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:364:inprocess_without_session_management_support’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:117:in
process' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.0/lib/dispatcher.rb:38:indispatch’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:115:in
handle_dispatch' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:81:inservice’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in service' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:inrun’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:155:in start_thread' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:144:instart’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:144:in start_thread' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:94:instart’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:89:in each' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:89:instart’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:79:in start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:79:instart’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:67:in
dispatch' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.0/lib/commands/servers/webrick.rb:59 c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:18:inrequire__’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:18:in
require' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:136:inrequire’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.0/lib/commands/server.rb:30
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:18:in
require__' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:18:inrequire’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:136:in
`require’
script/server:3

#{RAILS_ROOT}/app/views/add_mass_mail/index.rhtml:27:in module_eval' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_view/base.rb:496:inmodule_eval’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_view/base.rb:496:in
compile_template' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_view/base.rb:300:incompile_and_render_template’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_view/base.rb:285:in
render_template' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_view/base.rb:244:inrender_file’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/base.rb:697:in
render_file' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/base.rb:619:inrender_with_no_layout’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/layout.rb:251:in
render_without_benchmark' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:53:inrender’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:53:in
measure' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:53:inrender’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/base.rb:909:in
perform_action_without_filters' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:355:inperform_action_without_benchmark’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in
perform_action_without_rescue' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:inmeasure’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in
perform_action_without_rescue' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb:82:inperform_action’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/base.rb:379:in
send' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/base.rb:379:inprocess_without_filters’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:364:in
process_without_session_management_support' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.0/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:117:inprocess’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.0/lib/dispatcher.rb:38:in
dispatch' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:115:inhandle_dispatch’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:81:in
service' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:inservice’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in run' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:155:instart_thread’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:144:in start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:144:instart_thread’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:94:in start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:89:ineach’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:89:in start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:79:instart’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:79:in start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:67:indispatch’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.0/lib/commands/servers/webrick.rb:59
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:18:in
require__' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:18:inrequire’
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:136:in
require' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.0/lib/commands/server.rb:30 c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:18:inrequire__’
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require' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:136:inrequire’
script/server:3

Request

Parameters: None

Show session dump

flash: !ruby/hash:ActionController::Flash::FlashHash {}

Response
Headers: {“cookie”=>[], “Cache-Control”=>“no-cache”}

siguva · May 11, 2006, 2:36am

<%= value %> <%= check_box(‘Site’, key, {:checked => ‘checked’},
‘yes’) %>

You’re missing a <% end %> after this line.

-Adam

siguva · May 11, 2006, 5:49am

Adam B. wrote:

<%= value %> <%= check_box(‘Site’, key, {:checked => ‘checked’},
‘yes’) %>

You’re missing a <% end %> after this line.

-Adam

You are correct, sir.

Thanks to both of you for the help! I appreciate it!