Class to quickly make objects for the options_from_collection_for_select helper

select_option.rb

# @example Quickly make objects for options_from_collection_for_select helper
#   in myclass_helper.rb:
#   def my_select_columns
#     [ SelectOption.new(id: 1, name: 'first'), SelectOption.new(id: 2, name: 'second') ]
#   end
#
#   in myclass/action.html.haml:
#   = select_tag :my_select, options_from_collection_for_select(my_select_columns, 'id', 'name', 1)
class SelectOption

  attr_accessor :id, :name

  def initialize(params={})
    params.each do |attr, value|
      self.public_send("#{attr}=", value)
    end if params
  end

end