Rails - f.select and strange syntax error

Question

I use following f.select query:

= f.select(:category_id, @categories, :html_options => {:class => 'select_box'}, {:disabled => lambda{ |category| category.id == 18 }})

And this line return me a syntax error... why? All braces should be closed...

Frederick Cheung · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-06 15:50:03Z

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= f.select(:category_id, @categories, :html_options => {:class => 'select_box'}, {:disabled => lambda{ |category| category.id == 18 }})

should be

= f.select(:category_id, @categories, :html_options => {:class => 'select_box', :disabled => lambda{ |category| category.id == 18 }})

You had the disabled option in its own hash

answered Jul 6, 2012 at 15:50

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cdesrosiers · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-06 16:03:34Z

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According to the api, the method is defined as

f.select(method, choices, options = {}, html_options = {})

where :disabled is an option and :class would be an html_option, so the call should probably be written as

f.select(:category_id, @categories, {:disabled => lambda{ |category| category.id == 18 }}, { :class => 'select_box' }).

The last set of brackets shouldn't be necessary, though.

answered Jul 6, 2012 at 16:03

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