# Collection\_select

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/collection-select/88281>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 9, 2007, 11:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/collection-select/88281 "2007-03-09T11:40:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![senthil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@senthil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/senthil)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2007, 11:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/collection-select/88281/1 "2007-03-09T11:40:18Z")

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I want to give the customised value for collection_select

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for ex i am having age group table. I want to display the name  
attributes in customised format with some strings appended. for ex if it  
is 16 in database , iwant to show as 16 years. can any one know how to  
do it??.

regards,  
senthil