# Displaying string that was inserted using Select statement

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/displaying-string-that-was-inserted-using-select-statement/114265>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 10, 2007, 6:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/displaying-string-that-was-inserted-using-select-statement/114265 "2007-09-10T18:54:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 6:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/displaying-string-that-was-inserted-using-select-statement/114265/1 "2007-09-10T18:54:26Z")

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Hi,

While updating the patient record, i am using select statement  
\<%= select ‘patient’, ‘status’, [[‘case study’,1],  
[‘Critical!’,2],  
[‘Normal’,3] %\>

and now when i am displaying the patient record, i dont want to show  
using select box (as it becomes editable), instead i can display using  
string. But how can i write that logic in view. 1 shud be printed as 1  
and 2 as critical.

Any suggestions?

Regards,  
Sandeep G