From: tamouse mailing lists <tamouse.lists@...>
Date: 2013-03-24T02:56:35+09:00
Subject: Re: Need to parse a list of checkboxes - ruby mechanize

On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Rochit Sen <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
> Rochit Sen wrote in post #1102943:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I have a ruby mechanize form that has a list of some 45 checkboxes. Now
>> i want to parse that list and then check each checkbox. Any idea how? As
>> i donot want to write a line of code for each checkbox, i would want to
>> parse the checkboxes list.
>> I can get the name of a checkbox using the following code:
>>
>> chkName = checkboxForm.checkbox.name
>>
>> Now how would i parse the whole list to store the names in an array.
>> Once i get those in the array i can use the following code in a for loop
>> to compare the name in the mechanize checkbox_with(:name =>
>> 'checkbox_name').check
>>
>> Please let me know what other better approach we can use.
>>
>> regards.
>
> Hi All,
>
> Was able to resolve it by spending some more thought on it :)). Did the
> following:
> ------
> #Store all the checkbox names in a names array and compare the checkbox
> name to check it
> allChkBoxes = checkboxForm.checkboxes
> chkNames = []
> allChkBoxes.each do |chkBx|
>   chkNames = chkBx.name
>   checkboxForm.checkbox_with(:name => "#{chkNames}").check
> end
> ------
>
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It looks to me like you're trying to set all the checkboxes in a form,
the above seems to be going about it the hard way. Try:

    checkboxForm.checkboxes.map{|b| b.click}