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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T12:01:10+00:00 2026-05-16T12:01:10+00:00

I want my text_field_tag to have the current date as a default value if

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I want my text_field_tag to have the current date as a default value if the params for params[:date] is empty, here is my code at the moment:

<%= text_field_tag :end, params[:end]  %>

i want somthing like: <%= text_field_tag :end, if params[:end] then use this value else show current date %>

thank you

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    2026-05-16T12:01:10+00:00Added an answer on May 16, 2026 at 12:01 pm

    You can simply use the “or” operator. If params[:end] is empty, it’ll use Time.now.

    <%= text_field_tag :end, (params[:end] or Time.now)  %>
    
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