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 Our select helper accepts the same arguments as the [default Rails helper](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/Helpers/FormOptionsHelper.html#method-i-select). Here's an example of how you pass both options and html_options hashes:
 
 ```erb
-<%= f.select :product, [[1, "Apple"], [2, "Grape"]], { label: "Choose your favorite fruit:" }, { class: "selectpicker" } %>
+<%= f.select :product, [["Apple", 1], ["Grape", 2]], { label: "Choose your favorite fruit:" }, { class: "selectpicker" } %>
 ```
 
 ### Checkboxes and Radios