method

label_tag

v3.0.7 - Show latest stable - 3 notes - Class: ActionView::Helpers::FormTagHelper

label_tag(name = nil, content_or_options = nil, options = nil, &block) public

Creates a label element. Accepts a block.

Options

Creates standard HTML attributes for the tag.

Examples

  label_tag 'name'
  # => <label for="name">Name</label>

  label_tag 'name', 'Your name'
  # => <label for="name">Your Name</label>

  label_tag 'name', nil, :class => 'small_label'
  # => <label for="name" class="small_label">Name</label>

Show source

# File actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb, line 163
      def label_tag(name = nil, content_or_options = nil, options = nil, &block)
        options = content_or_options if block_given? && content_or_options.is_a?(Hash)
        options ||= {}
        options.stringify_keys!
        options["for"] = sanitize_to_id(name) unless name.blank? || options.has_key?("for")
        content_tag :label, content_or_options || name.to_s.humanize, options, &block
      end

September 18, 2008

1 thank

unobstrusive label tag

just use

label_tag('a_a','a_a')

and it works, just not ment for pure decorative labels :)

September 17, 2008

0 thanks

removes underscores -> do not use for images etc

example

#does not work
label_tag('aa'+image_tag('x_x.gif'))

January 9, 2009 - (v2.2.1)

0 thanks

Dynamic labels

Code example

<%=label_tag 'category_'+cat.title, cat.title%>