# Form.select: always show :prompt value?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-select-always-show-prompt-value/145669>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 12, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-select-always-show-prompt-value/145669 "2008-08-12T18:59:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josh)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-select-always-show-prompt-value/145669/1 "2008-08-12T18:59:32Z")

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Hi all

Normally I find it very practical that the :prompt value is not shown  
anymore as soon as the user has selected a value from the option list  
and then submits the form and it is re-displayed because of an error or  
so.

But there are cases that I want it to display _in any case_, so is there  
a way to display it although a value has been selected before?

Thanks for help  
Josh