# Many check\_boxes

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/many-check-boxes/84337>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 20, 2006, 10:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/many-check-boxes/84337 "2006-03-20T22:19:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![misiek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@misiek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/misiek)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 10:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/many-check-boxes/84337/1 "2006-03-20T22:19:20Z")

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I need use check\_box to search function.

sample…

I got like 10 items and each item has over 10 subitems ( or whatever )  
Need to check some items use check\_boxes and display all subitems  
belongs to checked items.

\<%= start\_form\_tag :action =\> ‘find\_ckecked’%\>

  
\<% @uitems.each do |item| %\>  
  
  
  
\<%= submit\_tag “search” %\>  
\<%= end\_form\_tag %\>

I have no ideas how to do that please if some body did that before could  
give some clues ?!

|   
\<%= check\_box(“item”, “name” ) %\>  
\<%= item.name %\>  
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**Author:** ![misiek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@misiek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/misiek)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 5:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/many-check-boxes/84337/2 "2006-03-21T05:03:56Z")

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misiek wrote:

> I need use check\_box to search function.  
> …  
> \<%= start\_form\_tag :action =\> ‘find\_ckecked’%\>  
> …

Hi,

This specifically Rails question is off-topic here. Try the Rails list:  
[http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails)

You’ll get better answers for Rails questions like this there.

In direct answer to your question, you probably want to toggle the  
display  
property of the children between “none” and “” (default). The  
JavascriptHelper might be of use:  
[http://api.rubyonrails.com/classes/ActionView/Helpers/JavaScriptHelper.html](http://api.rubyonrails.com/classes/ActionView/Helpers/JavaScriptHelper.html)

Cheers,  
Dave