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Rails 3 FormBuilder Select Helper that deals with association
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# ~/app/helpers/combo_helper.rb | |
# | |
# Association => { { id: 1, association: "Coolest" } , { id: 2, association: "Hardest" } } | |
# | |
# Model Class << ActiveRecord::Base | |
# has_many :associations | |
# end | |
# | |
# Use: | |
# | |
# <%= form_for model do |f| %> | |
# <%= f.select_from_association :association, [accept normal select options] %> | |
# <% end %> | |
# | |
# Output | |
# <select name="model[association]" id="model_association"> | |
# <option id="1">Coolest</option> | |
# <option id="2">Hardest</option> | |
# </select> | |
# | |
module CombosHelper | |
def select_from_association(model,assoc, options = {} ) | |
collection = options_for_select(model.class.reflect_on_association(assoc).klass.all.map { |m| [m.send(assoc), m.id] }, model.send(assoc.to_s+'_id') ) | |
select(model.class.to_s.parameterize, assoc.to_s+"_id", collection, options) | |
end | |
module FormBuilder | |
def select_from_association(assoc, options = {}) | |
@template.select_from_association(@object, assoc, options) | |
end | |
end | |
end | |
ActionView::Helpers::FormBuilder.send(:include, CombosHelper::FormBuilder) |
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