ahpook · September 6, 2011 21:32
diff --git a/sinatra-multiple-values-fail b/sinatra-multiple-values-fail
 # Sinatra 1.2.6 doesn't appear to properly handle multiple values for a form parameter. 'params[:my_param_name]'
 # only returns the last one supplied. I've verified that Chrome is sending the full list, and the list appears in 
 # the rack.request.query_string variable (but not the rack.request.params variable).

 # This comes straight outta rack so it's not actually sinatra's fault. It's also undocumented magic in the 
 # rack/utils.rb#normalize_params method.

 require 'rubygems'
 require 'sinatra'

 get '/lame' do
  erb :lame
 end

 post '/lame' do
  puts params.inspect
  puts request.inspect
  puts params[:select_multiple_values]
 end

 __END__

 @@ lame
 <form method="POST" action="/lame">
 <select name="select_multiple_values[]" multiple size="5">
  <option value="First Option">Option 1
  <option value="Second Option">Option 2
  <option value="Third Option">Option 3
 </select>
 <input type="submit">
 </form>
	# Sinatra 1.2.6 doesn't appear to properly handle multiple values for a form parameter. 'params[:my_param_name]'
	# only returns the last one supplied. I've verified that Chrome is sending the full list, and the list appears in
	# the rack.request.query_string variable (but not the rack.request.params variable).

	# This comes straight outta rack so it's not actually sinatra's fault. It's also undocumented magic in the
	# rack/utils.rb#normalize_params method.

	require 'rubygems'
	require 'sinatra'

	get '/lame' do
	erb :lame
	end

	post '/lame' do
	puts params.inspect
	puts request.inspect
	puts params[:select_multiple_values]
	end

	__END__

	@@ lame
	<form method="POST" action="/lame">
	<select name="select_multiple_values[]" multiple size="5">
	<option value="First Option">Option 1
	<option value="Second Option">Option 2
	<option value="Third Option">Option 3
	</select>
	<input type="submit">
	</form>