I am trying to create a view/form that has a dropdown <p> <%= f.label :type_id%><br /> <%= f.select :type_id,Type.all.collect{|c| [c.description,c.id]}, :onchange=>"HERE I NEED TO DO SOMETHING WHAT?" %> <!-- on change or on select show drop down for value otherwise regular value --> </p> Now when they change and the id is now 5 HERE I NEED TO CHECK THE VALUE SELECTED BY THE FIRST SELECT 1. How do I access the id of the first select and what was selected? I want to create: <p> <%= f.label :value %> <%= f.select :value,Test.get_tests.all.collect{|c| [c.description,c.test_id]} %> </p> If its not 5 I want <p> <%= f.label :value %><br /> <%= f.text_field :value %> Please if you can tell me how to access the first select- do I set an id? and what I do onchange since its in the same form a few lines down I want to have a different field. Thank you -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
Hi Tz Le, On Tue, 2009-08-25 at 21:48 +0200, Tz Le wrote:> I am trying to create a view/form that has a dropdown > > <p> > <%= f.label :type_id%><br /> > <%= f.select :type_id,Type.all.collect{|c| [c.description,c.id]}, > :onchange=>"HERE I NEED TO DO SOMETHING WHAT?" %> > <!-- on change or on select show drop down for value otherwise > regular value --> > </p> > > Now when they change and the id is now 5 > HERE I NEED TO CHECK THE VALUE SELECTED BY THE FIRST SELECT > 1. How do I access the id of the first select and what was selected? > > I want to create: > <p> > <%= f.label :value %> > <%= f.select :value,Test.get_tests.all.collect{|c| > [c.description,c.test_id]} %> > </p> > > If its not 5 > I want > <p> > <%= f.label :value %><br /> > <%= f.text_field :value %> > > Please if you can tell me how to access the first select- do I set an > id? and what I do onchange since its in the same form a few lines down I > want to have a different field.You need to put an observe_field on the first field that makes an ajax call to render a partial containing the second field with the appropriate choices based on the first selection. Try a google search on ''rails observe_field select''. HTH, Bill
bill walton wrote:> Hi Tz Le, > On Tue, 2009-08-25 at 21:48 +0200, Tz Le wrote: >> Now when they change and the id is now 5 >> If its not 5 >> I want >> <p> >> <%= f.label :value %><br /> >> <%= f.text_field :value %> >> >> Please if you can tell me how to access the first select- do I set an >> id? and what I do onchange since its in the same form a few lines down I >> want to have a different field. > > You need to put an observe_field on the first field that makes an ajax > call to render a partial containing the second field with the > appropriate choices based on the first selection. Try a google search > on ''rails observe_field select''. > > HTH, > > BillOk.Thank you, I will search for this. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
Tz Le wrote:> bill walton wrote: >> Hi Tz Le, >> On Tue, 2009-08-25 at 21:48 +0200, Tz Le wrote: >>> Now when they change and the id is now 5 >>> If its not 5 >>> I want >>> <p> >>> <%= f.label :value %><br /> >>> <%= f.text_field :value %> >>> >>> Please if you can tell me how to access the first select- do I set an >>> id? and what I do onchange since its in the same form a few lines down I >>> want to have a different field. >> >> You need to put an observe_field on the first field that makes an ajax >> call to render a partial containing the second field with the >> appropriate choices based on the first selection. Try a google search >> on ''rails observe_field select''. >> >> HTH, >> >> Bill > > > > Ok.Thank you, I will search for this.I read about the observe field select. Two things: Every post I see determines a second select based on the first select. What I am trying to do is based on the first select either display a second select or display a text field(this will depend on the first select value) I tried to use the observe field and I am not sure of two things: the action=> ''funtion'' Do I need to create in the controller any function and if yes what? basically if there is a change in the select, I want to check the value if it equals 5, display a second select, if not display text field. Also what does the parameter :with do? The :update=> "myfield name" this field should be the second select name and then how to I display the text field instead? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
Is this what you''re trying to do? http://railscasts.com/episodes/88-dynamic-select-menus
Lee Smith wrote:> Is this what you''re trying to do? > > http://railscasts.com/episodes/88-dynamic-select-menusThank you, Its similar. But all these posts are telling me based on one select to populate a second select. What if based on one select, I want to determine the other field- if its select or if its a text field. I am very new to Ruby on Rails and I am not sure how to go about this. Thank you -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.