Problem with multiple collection_select

Rails
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I am trying to allow the user to select more than one value from a
selection list. Here is the code:

<%= collection_select(:transition, :complete_tasks, @permissions, :id,
:path, “”, {:size => “10”, :multiple => true} ) %>

The multiple HTML option is supposed to allow multiple selections and,
in fact, it does, although the HTML generated show the attribute as
multiple=multiple when it should be just multiple.

The problem is that RAILS is only returning one value in
transition.complete_tasks.

Any idea what is going on?

Thanks!

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I ended up having to write a small, simple helper for this because I ran
into the same problem. Basically the helper takes the same attributes as
options_from_col… does, and also takes an array of selected objects
and
generates the list accordiningly. I dont have it on me now, but will
post it
tomorrow if I can and if you need it.

-Nick

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Stan Shore wrote:

I am trying to allow the user to select more than one value from a
selection list. Here is the code:

<%= collection_select(:transition, :complete_tasks, @permissions, :id,
:path, “”, {:size => “10”, :multiple => true} ) %>

The multiple HTML option is supposed to allow multiple selections and,
in fact, it does, although the HTML generated show the attribute as
multiple=multiple when it should be just multiple.

multiple=“multiple”

is the correct XHTML (in XHTML, all attributes have to have values)

The problem is that RAILS is only returning one value in
transition.complete_tasks.

Any idea what is going on?

I found this message from Michael K. in my mail archive:

On Apr 12, 2005 9:47 AM, Jason F. wrote: >>> I'm trying to get multiple selected values from a tag into >>> @params, but I can only get the first value in. This my code, something > > i believe to get multiple value params you use @request.params instead > of @params. @params will always only give you the first one.

No need to do that. Just call your parameter something with [] on the
end. That way rails knows it’s multiple.

i.e if you call it blah[] then @params[“blah”] yields an Array.

That was in a thread with subject “[Rails] Getting multiple values from
into @params?”, back in April 2005.

regards

Justin