Corey Konrad wrote: > Zack Chandler wrote: >> Corey, >> >> That is the older deprecated way. The new way is: >> >> <% form_tag :action => 'create' do %> >> ... >> <% end %> >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> -- >> Zack Chandler >> http://depixelate.com > > Ok thanks, i still dont see how that new way is a shortcut though, why > not just use the normal HTML way? does the form_tag above do something > different than the normal HTML <form> tag?
Yes. It calculates the URL for the form from the controller and action, which is a big help since Rails doesn't use direct URLs much. In addition, if you use form_for, it also creates a FormBuilder object so you can use Rails' helpers for form elements, which automatically pick up values from the object. . > It just seems like a way of > using ruby to create a form instead of HTML It is. > what is the practical > difference? The URL calculation is a big difference. > > thanks Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org [email protected] -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
