# Syntax for checking a textbox is in inactive state **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [21 August 2009 14:52 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/syntax-for-checking-a-textbox-is-in-inactive-state/55011 "2009-08-21T14:52:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Brian\_Candler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Brian\_Candler](https://rubytalk.org/u/Brian_Candler)\ **Post date:** [21 August 2009 14:52 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/syntax-for-checking-a-textbox-is-in-inactive-state/55011/1 "2009-08-21T14:52:55Z")
Wow, a question with so much missing information. I am guessing: (1) "Webpage" means "a HTML page containing a FORM element"? (2) "chk" means "when the FORM arrives at my webserver, I want to take action dependent on whether the checkbox is checked or not"? (3) The server is running some web framework, I guess Rails? In that case maybe what you want is:   def myaction     if params[:checkboxname]       render :text =\> "It was checked!"     else       render :text =\> "It was not checked!"     end   end My guesses could be entirely off-base. For example, you might want to be testing the checkbox state browser-side in Javascript. The moral is: if you want a good answer, please make the effort to post a good question. See [http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#intro](http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#intro) If you show your existing code (both the HTML template and the controller action which handles it) you may get a more accurate answer. But if it's a Rails question, it would be better that you don't post it here, use a Rails mailing list instead. Regards, Brian. > **ยทยทยท** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).