Question about :include_blank => true

Rails
1

Hi All,

When you include the option “:include_blank => true”, then the select
function includes a blank option. How do you specify text for that
option? Many thanks from this newbie for your help!

For instance, rather than getting:

admin user

I’d like to get

[Select One] admin user
2

I’d like to get

[Select One] admin user

I think that might defeat the purpose as in your second example if left
on
the initial selection the form will be submitted with a value of
“[Select
One]” for that field which is probably not what you want.

What you want is:

[Select One]

Which you can do by just making it the first available option.

3

Thanks for the quick response. But how would you insert that extra
option into the select function?

I’d really like to use the following code:

collection_select(:user, :type_id, types, :id, :type, {:include_blank
=> true})

i’m not sure how to insert an option into the output for this
function.

4

dparkmit wrote:

When you include the option “:include_blank => true”, then the select
function includes a blank option. How do you specify text for that
option? Many thanks from this newbie for your help!

I think you want the :prompt option.

Eric