Storing a multiple select in a database for a rails application

Question

I have a model for "Location" which has a title, description, and type. The type can be a "Bar", "Restaurant", etc. I want to have a select box in my view with the various options with multiple selections available.

How would i go about parsing the select box in my controller and storing it in the database?

Answer 1

If you want to use type as select box in a Location form, you could put the possible types inside the Location class.

class Location < ActiveRecord::Base
  attr_accessible :type
  TYPES = ["Bar", "Restaurant"]
end

View

<%= f.select(:type, options_for_select(Location::TYPES.each {|y| y.capitalize! } ), { :prompt => "Select Type" }) %>