search form: field list in a drop down

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i am developing a search form where the user need to select the field to be searched from a drop down.

could some one provide me pointers?.

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Rails List wrote:

i am developing a search form where the user need to select the field to be searched from a drop down.

could some one provide me pointers?.

Look at 'collection_select' and update a div with a partial, as needed? Maybe not the best idea...

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Aldric Giacomoni wrote:

Rails List wrote:

i am developing a search form where the user need to select the field to be searched from a drop down.

could some one provide me pointers?.

Look at 'collection_select' and update a div with a partial, as needed? Maybe not the best idea...

hey thanks. exactly thats what i am trying now...like this

<%= options_for_select([["Title","title"],["Description","description"],["Ad Type","adtype"],["Email","email"],["Location","location"]]) %>