Rails - Jul 2006 - options_from_collection_for_select & multiple columns

I have a table with first_name and last_name, and wan''t to populate a 
drop-down with the id and the person''s name consisting of the first and
last names concatenated together.

Can''t figure out how to tell options_from_collection_for_select to do 
that.

Any ideas?

I basically need to do something like:

<%= options_from_collection_for_select @media_creators, "id",
"last_name
+ '' '' + first_name", @media.media_creator_id %>

media belongs_to media_creator
media_creator has_many media

Thanks!

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Create a new attribute on the model, then use that model - so in media
creator model:

def full_name
self.first_name+'' ''+self.last_name
end

then on the select:

<%= options_from_collection_for_select @media_creators, "id",
"full_name",
@media.media_creator_id %>

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jeff@jefdean.com
917 414 7801


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Subject: [Rails] options_from_collection_for_select & multiple columns

I have a table with first_name and last_name, and wan''t to populate a 
drop-down with the id and the person''s name consisting of the first and
last names concatenated together.

Can''t figure out how to tell options_from_collection_for_select to do 
that.

Any ideas?

I basically need to do something like:

<%= options_from_collection_for_select @media_creators, "id",
"last_name
+ '' '' + first_name", @media.media_creator_id %>

media belongs_to media_creator
media_creator has_many media

Thanks!

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Jeff Dean wrote:
> Create a new attribute on the model, then use that model - so in media
> creator model:
> 
> def full_name
> self.first_name+'' ''+self.last_name
> end
> 
> then on the select:
> 
> <%= options_from_collection_for_select @media_creators, "id", 
> "full_name",
> @media.media_creator_id %>
> 
> www.jefdean.com
> jeff@jefdean.com
> 917 414 7801
worked like a charm! thanks for the advice. it''s taking a while to get 
used to working with the MVC framework. still thinking in asp/cold 
fusion ways.

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