Rails - Jan 2006 - Map select value or other to same attribute

I want to map a select control and a text field to a single attribute, where the
end user can either select an option, or select "other" and then fill
in the
text field. However, I want these values to map to the same underlying
attribute.

Any suggestions?

class MyClass

def before_save
  if MyClass.select_box_value == ''other'' and not
params[:text_field_other].empty?
    MyClass.select_box_value = params[:other_selection]
  end
end


end

This may not be totally accurate, but it''ll get you pointed in the
right
direction.

NOTE: The text field will need to be output using text_field_tag or
hard-coded on the page. IT DOES NOT represent part of your ActiveRecord
class.


Cheers,

Bob Silva
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> bounces@lists.rubyonrails.org] On Behalf Of jason cartwright
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:22 PM
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> Subject: [Rails] Map select value or other to same attribute
> 
> I want to map a select control and a text field to a single attribute,
> where the
> end user can either select an option, or select "other" and then
fill in
> the
> text field. However, I want these values to map to the same underlying
> attribute.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
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Thanks Bob! I''ll give that a try and see what I can do. Sometimes I
just get
lazy, or I want to understand "the rails way", and like to toss these
issues out
to the community. Thanks for the
suggestion and I''ll get back with my success or questions shortly.