number input not showing value

Question

I have several number inputs written in ruby. When I type in a number value inside the input, I assumed that whatever number is inside the field would show up as a value attribute inside the input html. But when I inspect the number input, the value does not show.

Why is that?

here is my ruby number input code:

        <%= number_field_tag 'xsmall', nil, in: 1...100000%>

Answer 1

When you enter a value into an input, it will not show up in the HTML. the point of value="2" in the HTML is to tell the browser to pre-populate the input with that information