# Disabling a check\_box\_tag

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/disabling-a-check-box-tag/89133>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 17, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/disabling-a-check-box-tag/89133 "2007-03-17T18:02:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![scott](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@scott](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scott)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/disabling-a-check-box-tag/89133/1 "2007-03-17T18:02:28Z")

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Anyone know how to accomplish this? Can’t seem to get it to work.

Thanks,

Scott

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**Author:** ![scott](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@scott](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scott)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/disabling-a-check-box-tag/89133/2 "2007-03-17T18:12:36Z")

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in the list of checkbox attributes… disabled=‘true’

or with a rails helper:

\<%=check\_box\_tag :name, :value, selected, {:disabled =\> !enabled}%\>

-Michael  
[http://javathehutt.blogspot.com](http://javathehutt.blogspot.com)