Krzysztof Kotlarek
2009-Jun-20 21:33 UTC
[Rails 2.3] nested_attributes and validation of nested model
Hi, I''m using nested models to create form in my view. It looks like this: <% form_for :user, :url => {:action => "add_owner" }, :html => { :method => :post } do |u| %> <li><label>Name: </label><%= u.text_field :name %></li> <li><label>Surname: </label><%= u.text_field :surname %></li> <% u.fields_for :agency_owner_attributes do |ao| %> <li><label>Agency name: </label><%= ao.text_field :name %></li> <li><label>Address: </label><%= ao.text_field :address %></li> <% end %> <% end %> Both models: User and AgencyOwner: class User < ActiveRecord::Base has_one :agency_owner accepts_nested_attributes_for :agency_owner validates_associated :agency_owner # - validation here - # end class AgencyOwner < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :user, :class_name => "User", :foreign_key => "user_id" # - validation here - # end Controller: def add_owner @user = User.new(params[:user]) @user.save end The problem: The whole idea of nested models is working. I can create two objects (user and agency_owner) at once. When I display error_messages_for ''user'' I get validation errors for both models (User and AgencyOwner) - it''s working very well. But "fieldWithErrors" <div> is shown only for fields from User model, so It''s impossible for highlight all error fields from nested model. Do you have any idea how to fix it? thanks for help -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.