Why is the first element always blank in my Rails multi-select, using an embedded array?

Question

I\'m using Rails 3.2.0.rc2. I\'ve got a Model, in which I have a static Array which I\'m offering up through a form such that users may se

Answer 1

I fixed it using the params[:review][:staff_ids].delete("") in the controller before the update.

In my view:

= form_for @review do |f|
  = f.collection_select :staff_ids, @business.staff, :id, :full_name, {}, {multiple:true}
= f.submit 'Submit Review'

In my controller:

class ReviewsController < ApplicationController
  def create
  ....
    params[:review][:staff_ids].delete("")
    @review.update_attribute(:staff_ids, params[:review][:staff_ids].join(","))
  ....
  end
end