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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 17, 2007, 7:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-selection-in-select-box-in-rhtml/89093 "2007-03-17T07:14:11Z")\
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**Author:**  [@murraj](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/murraj)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 7:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-selection-in-select-box-in-rhtml/89093/1 "2007-03-17T07:14:11Z")
How to select multiple entries in a select box in rhtml ?
In html , it can be done by setting ‘multiple=true’. But in rhtml
‘select-tag’, how to do this ? Pls suggest me !
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**Author:**  [@murraj](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/murraj)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 8:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-selection-in-select-box-in-rhtml/89093/2 "2007-03-17T08:20:37Z")
Hi, you can simply write it in standard HTML.
Good luck,
-Conrad
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**Author:**  [@murraj](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/murraj)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 10:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-selection-in-select-box-in-rhtml/89093/3 "2007-03-17T10:59:30Z")
Very Good Answer ! Any way Thanks!!
Conrad T. wrote:
> Hi, you can simply write it in standard HTML.
>
> Good luck,
>
> -Conrad
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**Author:**  [@murraj](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/murraj)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 9:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-selection-in-select-box-in-rhtml/89093/4 "2007-03-17T09:53:44Z")
select\_tag(‘letters[]’, options\_for\_select([‘A’,‘B’,‘C’,‘D’], ‘A’),
:size =\> 5, :multiple =\> true)
You need to add the [] to the name to get back an array of selected
values.
On 2/3/06, Saiho Y. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:
> html\_options = {“size” =\> 5, “multiple” =\> true})
–
Cody F.
[http://www.codyfauser.com](http://www.codyfauser.com)
Muruga R. escreveu:
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**Author:**  [@murraj](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/murraj)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 12:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-selection-in-select-box-in-rhtml/89093/5 "2007-03-20T00:03:16Z")
That works great! Thanks!! But what if I need to display the form
with more then one value already selected?
I tried
select\_tag(‘letters[]’,
options\_for\_select([‘A’,‘B’,‘C’,‘D’],‘A’,‘B’), :size =\>5, :multiple =\>
true)
but that raised the following error: “Wrong number of arguments (3
for 2)”.
Any suggestions?