Comments on: Use a partial form with form_for http://blog.alastairdawson.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/ Let us toast your non-idiocy Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:41:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: erhard http://blog.alastairdawson.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/comment-page-1/#comment-310 erhard Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:49:55 +0000 http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-310 Hi playing around with this : Does anybody know how it work from an action ? I want to make dynamic forms the first field is entered from the user the field is observed : An observe_field calls an action and then depending on rules (a case in the action) different partials (or js.rjs) are called. What is then with the magic local ? Has anybody an idea ? Hi playing around with this : Does anybody know how it work from an action ?
I want to make dynamic forms the first field is entered from the user the field is observed : An observe_field calls an action and then depending on rules (a case in the action) different partials (or js.rjs) are called. What is then with the magic local ? Has anybody an idea ?

]]> By: erhard http://blog.alastairdawson.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/comment-page-1/#comment-309 erhard Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:20:15 +0000 http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-309 jason's comment is good. its not transparent how a partial works in conjunction with a form. OK you transmit the local but its a local how do you get the value back ? The submit is outside the partial. A partial seems to be something like a visual subprogram for html-things But not very transparent for me. As long as you are withing rails its works somehow with a magic. But you have to know the magic (like this).... jason’s comment is good.
its not transparent how a partial works in conjunction with a form. OK you transmit the local but its a local how do you get the value back ? The submit is outside the partial. A partial seems to be something like a visual subprogram for html-things But not very transparent for me. As long as you are withing rails its works somehow with a magic. But you have to know the magic (like this)….

]]> By: Alastair http://blog.alastairdawson.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Alastair Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:23:07 +0000 http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-306 hey jason, :locals is enabling the partial 'form' to have access to the variable 'f' which is the form_for the model 'product' so if the model :product has product.name and product.type etc then you can create form elements like f.text_field :name f.text_field :type and they will be bound to the :product model (ie if you are editing a product it's current values will be set in the text inputs) hey jason, :locals is enabling the partial ‘form’ to have access to the variable ‘f’ which is the form_for the model ‘product’

so if the model :product has product.name and product.type etc then you can create form elements like

f.text_field :name
f.text_field :type

and they will be bound to the :product model (ie if you are editing a product it’s current values will be set in the text inputs)

]]> By: Jason Calleiro http://blog.alastairdawson.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Jason Calleiro Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:04:03 +0000 http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-305 Im completely new at this whole rails business, and while im really enjoying it im not really getting a lot. I see that this works well, but what is the :locals symbol saying? Im completely new at this whole rails business, and while im really enjoying it im not really getting a lot. I see that this works well, but what is the :locals symbol saying?

]]> By: Trevor http://blog.alastairdawson.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/comment-page-1/#comment-307 Trevor Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:16:58 +0000 http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-307 Awesome, this is a life-saver. Thanks for the post. Awesome, this is a life-saver. Thanks for the post.

]]> By: Scott Motte » Blog Archive » How to put a partial form in form_for http://blog.alastairdawson.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Scott Motte » Blog Archive » How to put a partial form in form_for Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:44:22 +0000 http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-308 [...] This was giving me problems. This solved it. [...] [...] This was giving me problems. This solved it. [...]

]]> By: Jason http://blog.alastairdawson.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Jason Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:09:40 +0000 http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-304 Excellent thanks for this tip I was trying to figure out the same thing! Jason Excellent thanks for this tip I was trying to figure out the same thing!

Jason

]]> By: Alastair http://blog.alastairdawson.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Alastair Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:34:51 +0000 http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-302 what about this solution http://www.myersds.com/notebook/2006/09/10/multiple_submit_buttons_on_a_form_with_rails what about this solution http://www.myersds.com/notebook/2006/09/10/multiple_submit_buttons_on_a_form_with_rails

]]> By: plastik http://blog.alastairdawson.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/comment-page-1/#comment-301 plastik Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:10:11 +0000 http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-301 I have a simple form, it has a text_field and a text_area. I want to add 2 submit buttons. Each one will do a different action. I was thinking I could do form_for, and fields_for, but then I thought that fields_for is used for having two objects, but I only have one. I know I could just make them images, and links, but I suck at photoshop, and my boss is one of those people that feels he is a designer, and he tells me that I have to have some sort of flashing animated gif that is on the right hand side, and some link that has to be red over on the left side. He also told me I have to have two buttons, but I don't know how to do that. I have a simple form, it has a text_field and a text_area. I want to add
2 submit buttons. Each one will do a different action. I was thinking I
could do form_for, and fields_for, but then I thought that fields_for is
used for having two objects, but I only have one. I know I could just
make them images, and links, but I suck at photoshop, and my boss is one
of those people that feels he is a designer, and he tells me that I have
to have some sort of flashing animated gif that is on the right hand
side, and some link that has to be red over on the left side. He also
told me I have to have two buttons, but I don’t know how to do that.

]]> By: Damian Janowski http://blog.alastairdawson.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Damian Janowski Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:35:27 +0000 http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-303 We just applied a patch that allows you to do: f %> This will render the _form partial with a local variable called form referencing the FormBuilder. More info on http://elctech.com/2008/1/16/patching-rails-rendering-form-partials We just applied a patch that allows you to do:

f %>

This will render the _form partial with a local variable called form referencing the FormBuilder.

More info on http://elctech.com/2008/1/16/patching-rails-rendering-form-partials

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