method

text_field

v1_9_3_125 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: CGI::HtmlExtension

text_field(name = "", value = nil, size = 40, maxlength = nil) public

Generate a text field Input element, as a String.

name is the name of the input field. value is its initial value. size is the size of the input area. maxlength is the maximum length of input accepted.

Alternatively, the attributes can be specified as a hash.

text_field("name")
  # <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="name" SIZE="40">

text_field("name", "value")
  # <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="name" VALUE="value" SIZE="40">

text_field("name", "value", 80)
  # <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="name" VALUE="value" SIZE="80">

text_field("name", "value", 80, 200)
  # <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="name" VALUE="value" SIZE="80" MAXLENGTH="200">

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

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# File lib/cgi/html.rb, line 794
    def text_field(name = "", value = nil, size = 40, maxlength = nil)
      attributes = if name.kind_of?(String)
                     { "TYPE" => "text", "NAME" => name, "VALUE" => value,
                       "SIZE" => size.to_s }
                   else
                     name["TYPE"] = "text"
                     name
                   end
      attributes["MAXLENGTH"] = maxlength.to_s if maxlength
      input(attributes)
    end

text_field

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