Rails 4 boolean checkbox not working

Question

I have a model in which I have a boolean attribute, published. In my Post controller I have added it to my permitted attributes. Like this:

params.require(:post).permit([...], :published)

My index action that should list all published posts looks like this:

def index
    if session[:user_id]
      @posts = Post.paginate(:page => params[:page])
    else
      @posts = Post.where("published = 1").paginate(:page => params[:page])
    end
end

And lastly my form looks like this:

= form_for @post, :html => { :multipart => true } do |f|
  [...]
  .field
    = f.label :published, "Publicera:"
    = f.check_box :published      
  .actions
    = f.submit

Currently no posts is listen on my index page, even if I either the new or updat view checks the checkbox. And I'm not sure how to fix it, any ideas?

Have you checked that the query is generated correctly? log/development.log will show you the SQL that's executed, and you can always test this against your database independently to verify it's working correctly. — tadman
– tadman, Commented Jul 12, 2013 at 17:59
@tadman My log for my update action shows this: Processing by PostsController#update as HTML Parameters: {[...], "published"=>"1"}, "commit"=>"Uppdatera inlägg", "id"=>"3"} Redirected to http://localhost:3000/posts/3 Completed 302 Found in 13ms (ActiveRecord: 1.9ms). 303, is a problem, right? Not many clues here though... — Anders
– Anders, Commented Jul 12, 2013 at 18:06
You should have some kind of query in there, too, not just the parameters. — tadman
– tadman, Commented Jul 12, 2013 at 20:17

Anders · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-12 18:22:02Z

1

The problem seems be be with my where predicate. This worked:

@posts = Post.where(:published => true).paginate(:page => params[:page])

answered Jul 12, 2013 at 18:22

Anders

2,9518 gold badges63 silver badges116 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

1 Comment

tadman Over a year ago

"published=1" is a MySQL thing, so if you're using another database that might not work. :published => true should be equivalent on all platforms that support booleans or boolean emulation.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Rails 4 boolean checkbox not working

1 Answer 1

1 Comment

Your Answer

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

1 Answer 1

1 Comment

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Related