instance method `hidden_field`

Ruby on Rails 8.1.2

Since v3.0.20

Available in: v3.0.20 v3.1.12 v3.2.22.5 v4.0.13 v4.1.16 v4.2.9 v5.2.8.1 v6.0.6 v6.1.7.10 v7.0.10 v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

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hidden_field(method, options = {})

Returns a hidden input tag tailored for accessing a specified attribute (identified by method) on an object assigned to the template (identified by object). Additional options on the input tag can be passed as a hash with options. These options will be tagged onto the HTML as an HTML element attribute as in the example shown.

Examples

# Let's say that @signup.pass_confirm returns true:
hidden_field(:pass_confirm)
# => <input type="hidden" id="signup_pass_confirm" name="signup[pass_confirm]" value="true" />

# Let's say that @article.tag_list returns "blog, ruby":
hidden_field(:tag_list)
# => <input type="hidden" id="article_tag_list" name="article[tag_list]" value="blog, ruby" />

# Let's say that @user.token returns "abcde":
hidden_field(:token)
# => <input type="hidden" id="user_token" name="user[token]" value="abcde" />

Parameters

method req
options opt = {}

Source

# File actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb, line 2518
      def hidden_field(method, options = {})
        @emitted_hidden_id = true if method == :id
        @template.hidden_field(@object_name, method, objectify_options(options))
      end

Defined in actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb line 2518 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActionView::Helpers::FormBuilder

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