#52 Update through Checkboxes

Jul 02, 2007 | 10 minutes | Views, Controllers, Forms

See how to select multiple items using checkboxes and perform an action on the selected items in this episode.

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          routes.rb
        
map.resources :tasks, :collection => { :complete => :put }

          tasks_controller.rb
        
def complete
  Task.update_all(["completed_at=?", Time.now], :id => params[:task_ids])
end

          rhtml
        
<% form_tag complete_tasks_path, :method => :put do %>
  <ul>
  <% for task in @incomplete_tasks %>
    <li>
      <%= check_box_tag "task_ids[]", task.id %>
      <%= task.name %>
    </li>
  <% end %>
  </ul>
  <%= submit_tag "Mark as Complete" %>
<% end %>