And when would you decide to use one or the other? I am just learning rails so I know this is a pretty simple question, but it wasn’t clear from the API.
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And when would you decide to use one or the other? I am just learning rails so I know this is a pretty simple question, but it wasn’t clear from the API.
When you want to update or create a specific model, use form_for.
When you want to have a normal html form that you can pass options to that’s not backed by a model, use form_tag.