method

hidden

v1_9_3_125 - Show latest stable - Class: CGI::HtmlExtension

hidden(name = "", value = nil)

public

Generate a Hidden Input element as a string.

The attributes of the element can be specified as two arguments, name and value.

Alternatively, the attributes can be specified as a hash.

hidden("name")
  # <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="name">

hidden("name", "value")
  # <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="name" VALUE="value">

hidden("NAME" => "name", "VALUE" => "reset", "ID" => "foo")
  # <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="name" VALUE="value" ID="foo">

# File lib/cgi/html.rb, line 359
    def hidden(name = "", value = nil)
      attributes = if name.kind_of?(String)
                     { "TYPE" => "hidden", "NAME" => name, "VALUE" => value }
                   else
                     name["TYPE"] = "hidden"
                     name
                   end
      input(attributes)
    end

hidden

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