# Adding things to params in a form

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-things-to-params-in-a-form/106989>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 16, 2007, 4:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-things-to-params-in-a-form/106989 "2007-06-16T04:41:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![dark-omen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c68b51/32.png) [@dark-omen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dark-omen)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 4:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-things-to-params-in-a-form/106989/1 "2007-06-16T04:41:14Z")

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I have a form and I am trying to get it to add another parameter without  
entering it in a field.  
I have the form partial \_form.rhtml

\<%= error\_messages\_for ‘response’ %\>

Title  
\<%= text\_field 'response', 'title' %\>

Body  
\<%= text\_area 'response', 'body' %\>

User  
\<%= text\_field 'response', 'user' %\>

Date  
\<%= datetime\_select 'response', 'date' %\>

\<%= params[:id]%\>

when it goes the controller it passes all the params as  
params[:response], but I want to add that params[:id] that I passed in,  
I can get that to print out so I know it is there. Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![dark-omen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c68b51/32.png) [@dark-omen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dark-omen)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 5:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-things-to-params-in-a-form/106989/2 "2007-06-16T05:31:55Z")

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Maybe you could try,  
\<%= hidden\_field ‘response’, ‘putyournamehere’, :value =\> ‘anyvalue’%\>

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**Author:** ![dark-omen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c68b51/32.png) [@dark-omen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dark-omen)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 5:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-things-to-params-in-a-form/106989/3 "2007-06-16T05:45:39Z")

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awesome, that was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![dark-omen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c68b51/32.png) [@dark-omen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dark-omen)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 5:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-things-to-params-in-a-form/106989/4 "2007-06-16T17:21:54Z")

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Hi Scott,

Scott P. wrote:

> I have a form and I am trying to get it to add another  
> parameter without entering it in a field.

hidden\_field\_tag might be what you’re looking for.

hth,  
Bill