I currently have a select in a form which works fine:
<%= f.select(:scan_type, options_for_select(Scan::SCAN_TYPES, task.scan_type)) %>
I want to convert it to a set of radio buttons, as there are only a few options. Is there a way to use options_for_select with collection_radio_buttons?
I'm just using a simple array for my options, i.e. in scan.rb -
SCAN_TYPES = ['roll', 'single']
My first approach was to try
<%= f.collection_radio_buttons(:scan_type, options_for_select(Scan::SCAN_TYPES, object.scan_type)) %>
But I'm not providing all the arguments. I'm at a loss to see what needs to be added.
f.collection_radio_buttons(:scan_type, Scan::SCAN_TYPES.map{|s| [s, s] }, checked: f.object.scan_type)
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I can not figure out why this is not working, I saw a couple of examples and seems to be right.
I have two clases that are related, consultant and salary (a salary belongs_to a consultant).
The problem I have is, when I want to edit a salary, the consultant that appears on the form is not bind to the select (in the select it just appears the list as if I was creating a new one)
<%= f.select :consultant_id, options_for_select(Consultant.active.map{|s|[s.first_name, s.id]}, params[:consultant_id]), {}, class: 'form-control' %>
I think you should check your route that the :consultant_id param is available on this page. Else you may need to change the params[:consultant_id] to something like salary.consultant_id
Alternatively, you can use the collection_select method as such:
f.collection_select(:consultant_id, Consultant.active, :id, :first_name, prompt: true, class: 'form-control')
Let me know whichever works for you.
Note: It's not best practice referring to domain object within your view.
so, I've got a form inside a bootstrap modal.
when the modal loads, some javascript calls to the server to figure out what the current user has already chosen (this is an edit modal). once the server response returns, the form select sets itself to the values that the user has already chosen as is demonstrated in the below screenshot.
My problem occurs when the form is submitted. The params being sent to the server have the key 'room_object_id' that points to a single value. Naming issues of that key aside, I need that key to point to an array of values or a string or any structure that will hold multiple values and this is not the case, as demonstrated by the below screenshot.
My form is being generated by
<%= form_for :student, url: student_path, html: {class: 'form-horizontal sync'}, method: :put do |f| %>
<%= f.select(:room_object_id, options_for_select(#rooms.map {|room| [ room['name'], room['objectId'] ]}),{multiple: 'true', include_blank: ''} , {:class => 'select2-init form-control force-full-width', required: 'true', multiple: 'true', name: 'room_object_id'}) %>
<% end %>
I'm a bit unclear how select2 and the html form are working together and I have a feeling my problems are related to this. I'm also a bit unclear of the different usages of rails select, collection_select and options_for_select. I've looked at other SO posts on this topic but nothing pointed me in the right direction. Any pointers would be much appreciated.
Are you using the JavaScript required to run select2?
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#id_of_your_select_field").select2();
});
If you are, is your JavaScript console displaying any errors?
I'm new in web development & Rails. I've been struggling to understand why my form is not getting saved completely. Here is the code I'm using:
<div class="field">
<%= f.label :type %><br>
<%= select_tag(:type, options_for_select([['Verb', 'Verb'], ['Adjective', 'Adjective'], ['Noun','Noun'],['Preposition','Preposition'],['Article','Article'],['Adverb','Adverb']])) %>
</div>
<div class="field">
<%= f.label :category %><br>
<%= select_tag "category",
"<option>Appliances</option>
<option>Clothes and Accessories</option>
<option>Colours</option>
<option>Communication and Technology</option>
<option>Documents and Texts</option>
<option>Education</option>
<option>Entertainment and Media</option>
<option>Family and Friends</option>
<option>Food and Drink</option>
<option>Health, Medicine and Exercise</option>
<option>Hobbies and Leisure</option>
<option>House and Home</option>
<option>Measurements</option>
<option>Personal Feelings, Opinions and Experiences (adjectives)</option>
<option>Places: Buildings</option>
<option>Places: Countryside</option>
<option>Places: Town and City</option>
<option>Services</option>
<option>Shopping</option>
<option>Sport</option>
<option>The Natural World</option>
<option>Time</option>
<option>Travel and Transport</option>
<option>Weather</option>
<option>Work and Jobs</option>".html_safe %>
</div>
PS: I've kept two different methods I tried to use.
use f.select instead of select_tag.
f.select(:type, [['Verb', 'Verb'], ['Adjective', 'Adjective'], ['Noun','Noun'],['Preposition','Preposition'],['Article','Article'],['Adverb','Adverb'])
or if you are using form_for and passing an object then you can also do it as follows.
select_tag(:type, options_for_select([['Verb', 'Verb'], ['Adjective', 'Adjective'], ['Noun','Noun'],['Preposition','Preposition'],['Article','Article'],['Adverb','Adverb']],f.object.type))
we are passing a value of type from actual object into option for select.
As you are using option_for_select it expects that you send selected value as a second parameter.
options_for_select also takes second parameter which is the selected value.
http://apidock.com/rails/ActionView/Helpers/FormOptionsHelper/options_for_select
# this will show Preposition selected
options_for_select([['Verb', 'Verb'], ['Adjective', 'Adjective'], ['Noun','Noun'],['Preposition','Preposition'],['Article','Article'],['Adverb','Adverb']], 'Preposition')
For future reference, please always specify Rails version while posting question.
I noticed you are using f.label, in which case you might also want to take a look at http://apidock.com/rails/ActionView/Helpers/FormOptionsHelper/select
HTH
For the first one, you should use f.select instead of select_tag, rails tags are helpers for generate html elements, but in this case you need an item that is linked to your form, so you use the form helper for select instead.
For the other example, i'm not entearly sure if it will work like that, but try with the same idea, you should found that the select is passed to your controllers, also use the symbol name instead the string name, meaning :category instead "category", if you want to have a phrase like "select a category...." add another option at the end with :prompt => "select a category...", hope it helps and look at Ryan Bates site, is an excellent place to learn rails
I'm working on a legacy project that is using acts_as_taggable_on which expects tags to come in arrays. I have a select box allowing users to select a tag on a Course in a field called categories. The only way mass assignment create will work is if params looks like this params = {:course => {:categories => ['Presentation']}}. I've currently a view with this helper:
<%= f.select 'categories', ['Presentation' , 'Round Table' , 'Demo', 'Hands-on'] %>
Which will give me a parameter like params = {:course => {:categories => 'Presentation'}}. This doesn't work since Acts as tag gable apparently can't handle being passed anything other than a collection.
I've tried changing categories to categories[] but then I get this error:
undefined method `categories[]' for #<Course:0x007f9d95c5b810>
Does anyone know the correct way to format my select tag to return an array to the controller? I'm using Rails 3.2.3
I didn't work with acts_as_taggable_on, but maybe this simple hack will be suitable for you? You should put it before mass-assignment.
category = params[:course][:categories]
params[:course][:categories] = [category]
If you are only going to allow the selection of ONE tag, you could do:
<%= f.select 'categories', [['Presentation'] , ['Round Table'] , ['Demo'], ['Hands-on']] %>
Each one item array will have first for the display value, and last for the return value, which in this case will both return the same thing, as the first element of the array is the same as the last element when the array as one element.
Seems like select doesn't give you that option.
If I understand correctly, one option might be to use a select_tag instead and just be explicit about where you want the selection in the params:
<%= select_tag 'course[categories][]', options_for_select(['Presentation' , 'Round Table' , 'Demo', 'Hands-on']) %>
That ought to get your params the way you need them.
Here's what I'm using for one of my projects:
<% options = { include_blank: true } %>
<% html_options = { required: true, name: "#{f.object_name}[#{resource.id}][days][]" } %>
<%= f.select :days, DAYS, options, html_options %>
Without html_options[:name], Rails handles the name of the select tag and spits out something like
service[service_add_ons_attributes][11][days]
but I need
service[service_add_ons_attributes][11][days][]
So I override it.
Hope that helps.
I currently have this select helper call:
<%= f.select :macro_process_id, MacroProcess.all.collect { |mp| [mp.name, mp.id]} %>
How can i change this that if :macro_process_id has a value, then the selected element should be equal to that value?
If that makes any sense?
Thanks
Try
<%= f.select :macro_process_id, MacroProcess.all.collect { |mp| [mp.name, mp.id]}, MacroProcess.find(:macro_process_id) %>
The addition that I have made, will make it the default value selected among the other values.
For more info, look here: form-select-helper-in-ruby-on-rails