# Query regarding disable check boxes

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/query-regarding-disable-check-boxes/133517>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 1, 2008, 9:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/query-regarding-disable-check-boxes/133517 "2008-04-01T09:15:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Venu9955](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/e79b87/32.png) [@Venu9955](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Venu9955)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 9:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/query-regarding-disable-check-boxes/133517/1 "2008-04-01T09:15:33Z")

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Hi,

I am getting difficult while capturing the disable check boxes in my  
application using DOM Inspector.  
Can anyone help me out how could we test the check boxes which are in  
disable state.

I am getting nothing by spying with DOM on the object.

Thanks,  
Venu 9955

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**Author:** ![Venu9955](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/e79b87/32.png) [@Venu9955](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Venu9955)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 9:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/query-regarding-disable-check-boxes/133517/2 "2008-04-01T09:53:30Z")

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Hi Venu 9955,

by default check\_box\_tag won’t yield a value for disabled checkboxes.  
You’ll have to look at the [api.rubyonrails.org](http://api.rubyonrails.org) under check\_box\_tag…  
best is to use check\_box. This will yield a value for both states.

Julian

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