Returns a select tag with options for each of the minutes 0 through 59 with the current minute selected. Also can return a select tag with options by minute_step from 0 through 59 with the 00 minute selected The minute can also be substituted for a minute number. Override the field name using the :field_name option, ‘minute’ by default.

Examples

my_time = Time.now + 6.hours

# Generates a select field for minutes that defaults to the minutes for the time in my_time
select_minute(my_time)

# Generates a select field for minutes that defaults to the number given
select_minute(14)

# Generates a select field for minutes that defaults to the minutes for the time in my_time
# that is named 'stride' rather than 'second'
select_minute(my_time, :field_name => 'stride')

Source Code

# File action_view/helpers/date_helper.rb, line 366
def select_minute(datetime, options = {})
  val = datetime ? (datetime.kind_of?(Fixnum) ? datetime : datetime.min) : ''
  if options[:use_hidden]
    hidden_html(options[:field_name] || 'minute', val, options)
  else
    minute_options = []
    0.step(59, options[:minute_step] || 1) do |minute|
      minute_options << ((val == minute) ?
        %(<option value="#{leading_zero_on_single_digits(minute)}" selected="selected">#{leading_zero_on_single_digits(minute)}</option>\n) :
        %(<option value="#{leading_zero_on_single_digits(minute)}">#{leading_zero_on_single_digits(minute)}</option>\n)
      )
    end
    select_html(options[:field_name] || 'minute', minute_options.join, options)
   end
end