Question

In Rails, how do I generate form labels without symbols that still create correct ‘for’ attributes?

If I take this form:

<% form_for(@thing) do |f| %>   <%= f.error_messages %>   <p>     <%= f.label :name %><br />     <%= f.text_field :name %>   </p>   <p>     <%= f.submit 'Create' %>   </p> <% end %> 

And alter it to improve the clarity of what’s expected in the field:

<% form_for(@thing) do |f| %>   <%= f.error_messages %>   <p>     <%= f.label 'What would you like to call your thing?' %><br />     <%= f.text_field :name %>   </p>   <p>     <%= f.submit 'Create' %>   </p> <% end %> 

The for attribute on the label tag would read ‘thing_What would you like to call your thing?’, which obviously destroys its relationship with the intended partner field.

So how do I alter the label text while preserving that relationship?

Answer 1

<%= f.label :name, "What would you like to call your thing?" %> 

See label’s documentation (and on APIdock).