What is the difference between form_for and form_tag?

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What’s the difference between form_for and form_tag in the construction of forms since the final result is apparently the same?

In which situation choose one or the other?

ruby-on-rails

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form_for you use for a specific model, ex

<% form_for @user do |f|

<%= f.text_field :nome %>
<%= f.email_field :email %>
<%= f.submit %>
<% end %>

Form tag vc uses to create simple Forms

<%= form_tag '/search' do %>
  <%= text_field_tag "q" %>
<% end %>

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