form_tag and hidden text fields

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Hello,

while designing a form with the form_for tag, I m not being able to hide my text fields. Here is an excerpt of my code :

<% form_for :foo, @foo, :url => { :controller=>"foo",:action => "create" } do |f| %>

<tr> <td class="col2"><%= f.text_field :user_id, :type => 'hidden', :value=>current_user.id %></td> </tr>

The hidden attribute is not being taken into consideration and my fields are still visible.

Can anyone help with that.

Regards,

Joel

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all you need is

<%= f.hidden_field_tag 'name', :params[:name] %>