Yeah it's pretty simple :-) The purpose of the first parameter is to provide an ID for the label and optionally a default text for the label. This is used if you don't provide a second parameter.
Check out http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/Helpers/FormHelper.html#M001604 and http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/Helpers/FormHelper.html#M001606 :-) Lasse 2010/2/14 Ralph Shnelvar <[email protected]> > Lasse Bunk wrote: > > f.label :something, "something" > > > > :-) Lasse > > > > 2010/2/14 Ralph Shnelvar <[email protected]> > > Well ... that certainly was simple .... but then what is the purpose of > the first parameter? What are the downsides to > f.label '', "something" > ? > > -- > 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]<rubyonrails-talk%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > -- 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.
