Setting default value in text_field/password_field

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I am trying to set a default value in a text_field form. I know how to do this in html, but is there a way to do this with form_for

Here is my code

<% form_for :user do |f| -%>

<p><label for="firstname"%>First Name</label><br/> <%= f.text_field :firstname%></p> ... <p><label for ="email"%>Email</label><br/> <%=f.text_field :email %></p>

<p><label for="password"%>Password</label><br/> <%=f.password_field :password %></p> ... <p><%= submit_tab 'Sign up' %></p> <% end -%>

I would like to produce something of this type for both text_field and password_field <input type="text" name = "email" value="something@junk.com" method="post"> Any ideas???

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Hi, you should be able to do the following as stated in the Rails Framework Documentation:

<%= f.text_field :email, options => { :value => “something@junk.com” } %>

Good luck,

-Conrad

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The initial values will be taken from @user, so populate that (typically in the controller) before rendering your template.

   @user = User.new(:email = "something@junk.com")    ... then render the template