# Selected values in combo box

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/selected-values-in-combo-box/99402>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 22, 2006, 11:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/selected-values-in-combo-box/99402 "2006-07-22T11:00:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![narayana](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@narayana](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/narayana)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 11:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/selected-values-in-combo-box/99402/1 "2006-07-22T11:00:15Z")

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how to set default value in combo box or whether there is another way

plz explain with example code

advance thx  
have a nice day

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**Author:** ![narayana](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@narayana](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/narayana)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 11:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/selected-values-in-combo-box/99402/2 "2006-07-22T11:41:59Z")

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Narayana Karthik wrote:

> how to set default value in combo box or whether there is another way
> 
> plz explain with example code
> 
> advance thx  
> have a nice day

Narayana,

Just by setting :selected.

For example:  
\<%= select(:your\_model, “user\_id”, User.find(:all).collect {|s| [  
s.name, s.id ] }, { :include\_blank =\> false, :selected =\>  
@your\_model.user\_id }) %\>

Jean-Etienne

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**Author:** ![narayana](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@narayana](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/narayana)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 2:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/selected-values-in-combo-box/99402/3 "2006-07-22T14:33:19Z")

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hai jean  
thx for solving my problem, Have a pleasant day  
thx once again  
bye bye…