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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T12:12:25+00:00 2026-05-23T12:12:25+00:00

When a controller receives the params of a checked checkbox it comes back as

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When a controller receives the params of a checked checkbox it comes back as “on” if the box was checked. Now in my case I’m trying to store that value as a boolean, which is typically what you want to with values from checkboxes. My question is, does rails have a way to automatically convert “on” (or even exists) to true/false or do I need to do the following?

value = params[my_checkbox] && params[my_checkbox] == "on" ? true : false
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    2026-05-23T12:12:25+00:00Added an answer on May 23, 2026 at 12:12 pm

    You can just use:

    value = !params[:my_checkbox].nil?
    

    as the checkbox would not return any value if not checked (implied by this forum)

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