Rails 3: f.select - options_for_select

Question

I have a form on my Ruby on Rails3 Application with a drop menu, this is my current code for the select option:

<%= f.select :phone_type, options_for_select([         


        

Answer 1

This is a little cleaner:

<%= f.select :phone_type, [ 'Cell', 'Work', 'Office', 'Home', 'Other' ], :prompt => 'Select One' %>

The :prompt argument generates an option with an empty value.