Rails - Jul 2005 - easy way to store attributes as integer but edit as hex?

I have 2 attributes that I am storing as integers (not by my choice)
that I need to display/edit in hex. What is the easiest way to do
this?

Currently I have my edit fields set up as text_field_tag and I do a
str.hex conversion in the controller, but now I am having problems in
the edit screen with the field not being populated and in the list
screen showing the integer.

I can solve the edit screen issue by providing a default value. The
list screen I''m not sure how to resolve and I am starting to think
that I am doing this the hard way. Am I?

- Michael

Easiest way that I know of would be to go with a new field that just
passes/retreives values to the original field

class MyTable < ActiveRecord::Base
def fieldA_hex
   #fieldA converted to hex
end

def fieldA_hex   #convert back to hex and call fieldAend
end

Then use fieldA_hex when you need to set or get the hex value


-- 
John W Higgins
wishdev-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org

This is exactly why I like this list, I knew I was doing things the hard way.

On 7/6/05, John Higgins <wishdev-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> Easiest way that I know of would be to go with a new field that just
> passes/retreives values to the original field
> 
> class MyTable < ActiveRecord::Base
> def fieldA_hex
>    #fieldA converted to hex
> end
> 
> def fieldA_hex>    #convert back to hex and call fieldA> end
> end
> 
> Then use fieldA_hex when you need to set or get the hex value
> 
> 
> --
> John W Higgins
> wishdev-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
>