Comments on: Use a partial form with form_for http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/ The Vixiom Blog :: Flex & Flash on Rails Tue, 2 Dec 2008 02:33:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Alastair http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-63536 Alastair Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:23:07 +0000 http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-63536 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.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-63528 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-63528 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.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-61540 Trevor Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:16:58 +0000 http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-61540 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.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-59943 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-59943 [...] This was giving me problems. This solved it. [...] […] This was giving me problems. This solved it. […]

]]> By: Jason http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-46114 Jason Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:09:40 +0000 http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-46114 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.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-45019 Alastair Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:34:51 +0000 http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-45019 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.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-44995 plastik Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:10:11 +0000 http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-44995 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.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-41638 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-41638 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

]]> By: Duncan Beevers http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-27583 Duncan Beevers Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:34:37 +0000 http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-27583 Passing the actual FormBuilder instance as a local is definitely the way to go. Passing the actual FormBuilder instance as a local is definitely the way to go.

]]> By: Wes Bailey http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-24437 Wes Bailey Wed, 16 May 2007 06:37:05 +0000 http://blog.vixiom.com/2006/10/21/use-a-partial-form-with-form_for/#comment-24437 I like Jun-Dai's comment but the reason I think most people come across this problem is from the rails generated scaffold which produces a form_tag and people learn the magic of form_for and then render partial fails because in its local context it doesn't know about the form. This post shows how to register the form in the local scope of the partial. Jun-Dai's comment is really interesting as well because it goes along with the Rails Recipe of cleaning up the controller actions new, create, edit and update and consolidating them into 1 method. I like Jun-Dai’s comment but the reason I think most people come across this problem is from the rails generated scaffold which produces a form_tag and people learn the magic of form_for and then render partial fails because in its local context it doesn’t know about the form. This post shows how to register the form in the local scope of the partial.

Jun-Dai’s comment is really interesting as well because it goes along with the Rails Recipe of cleaning up the controller actions new, create, edit and update and consolidating them into 1 method.

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