Question

I am trying to build a dropdown select input of months using simple_form. However, I am having trouble figuring out where to even begin. Currently, it is a text input area:

<%= f.input :start_month %>

I need to know what arguments to pass in order for this to be a dropdown of all 12 months. It is not important for it to return an integer value for the months but would be ideal in the event I use it for ordering later on.

I am still a beginner with rails and could really use the help on this one. I can provide any extra information necessary.

Edit:

I would like the dropdown to show the month names, not simply numbers.

Answer 1

What about this:

<%= f.input :start_month, :collection => 1..12 %>

or with month names:

<%= f.input :start_month, :collection => ['January','February',...,'December'] %>