How to initialize text_field tag in Rails?

Question

I am reading Steve Holzner's Beginning ruby on rails book these days but I found some content seems to be out of date.

I met a problem now that such a statement <%= start_form_tag ({:action => “at”}, {:method => “post”}) %> and <%= text_field_tag (“text1”, “”, {“size” => 30}) %> is wrong.

Could any body tell me how to correct them or tell me somewhere I could find the documentations about initializing such helper method.

Answer 1

Hopefully the following are helpful:

1. start_form_tag is now form_tag

2. text_field_tag usage examples

On a related note, I would recommend using an up-to-date tutorial like Rails Tutorial book instead of the outdated Beginning Ruby on Rails book.

Answer 2

form_tag ({:action => “at”}, {:method => “post”}) %> <%= text_field_tag (“text1”, “”, {“size” => 30}) %>.

This should be working one