include bootstrap role attribute in rails form helper

Question

Twitter Bootstrap has this role attribute for forms:

<form role="form">

How can I include the role attribute in Rails form helpers? I tried this, but it doesn't work:

<%= form_for @user, class: "form-horizontal", role: "form" do |f| %>

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Answer 1

You need to specify it as an html option:

<%= form_for @user, html: {class: "form-horizontal", role: "form"} do |f| %>

Monograph

Glad to hear! Can you please accept the answer so others know it's been answered? – Monograph

This is just to say that what is shown in this answer works, and that with parentheses it does not: <%= form_for(@user), ... -- It yields syntax error, unexpected tLABEL and syntax error, unexpected keyword_do_block, expecting keyword_end. – Cherianne

@Cherianne if you wanted to use parens, you'd have to wrap everything, not just the @user object. – Monograph

How can I add "role" using "form_tag"? – Vertebral

Answer 2

form_for and form_tag have to be used differently:

form_for:

<%= form_for @user, html: { class: "form-horizontal", role: "form" } do |f| %>

form_tag:

<%= form_tag some_path, class: "form-horizontal", role: "form" do |f| %>

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