instance method field_name

Ruby on Rails 7.2.3

Since v7.0.10

Available in: v7.0.10 v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

Signature

field_name(method, *methods, multiple: false, index: @options[:index])

Generate an HTML name attribute value for the given name and field combination

Return the value generated by the FormBuilder for the given attribute name.

<%= form_with model: @article do |f| %>
  <%= f.text_field :title, name: f.field_name(:title, :subtitle) %>
  <%# => <input type="text" name="article[title][subtitle]"> %>
<% end %>

<%= form_with model: @article do |f| %>
  <%= f.text_field :tag, name: f.field_name(:tag, multiple: true) %>
  <%# => <input type="text" name="article[tag][]"> %>
<% end %>

Parameters

method req
methods rest
multiple key = false
index key = @options[:index]
Source
# File actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb, line 1794
      def field_name(method, *methods, multiple: false, index: @options[:index])
        object_name = @options.fetch(:as) { @object_name }

        @template.field_name(object_name, method, *methods, index: index, multiple: multiple)
      end

Defined in actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb line 1794 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActionView::Helpers::FormBuilder

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