# Tie checkbox to data field

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tie-checkbox-to-data-field/110876>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 31, 2007, 6:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tie-checkbox-to-data-field/110876 "2007-07-31T18:42:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![softf5ajivanet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@softf5ajivanet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/softf5ajivanet)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2007, 6:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tie-checkbox-to-data-field/110876/1 "2007-07-31T18:42:02Z")

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hi, i’m still learning, but how would you tie a checkbox to a data  
field?

example code…

\<%= start\_form\_tag :action =\> ‘create’ %\>

```
<%= check_box_tag :my_check_box %>

```

\<%= end\_form\_tag %\>