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Created June 5, 2013 09:50
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sinatra.rb
# app.rb
#
# Usage:
#
# $ gem install sinatra
# $ ruby app.rb
#
require 'sinatra'
get '/' do
erb :index
end
post '/foo' do
puts params # {"checked"=>"on", "submit"=>"Send"}
end
__END__
@@ layout
<html>
<%= yield %>
</html>
@@ index
<h1>Hello</h1>
<form action="/foo" method="post">
<input type="checkbox" name="checked" checked="true">Checked</input>
<input type="checkbox" name="unchecked">Unchecked</input>
<input type="checkbox" name="disabled" disabled="true">Disabled</input>
<input type="checkbox" name="disabled_and_checked" checked="true" disabled="true">Disabled and checked</input>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Send"/>
</form>
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andrewslotin commented Jun 5, 2013

Which allows us to do this trick:

<input type="hidden" name="check_me" value="0"/>
<input type="checkbox" name="check_me" value="1"/>

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