Rails - Jan 2010 - Is it possible to use link_to_function to increment value onclick?

Currently, I allow my users to dynamically add new fields to a form
using the link_to_function variable.  However, whenever a new field is
added, its inputs have the same names as the previous fields.  I
solved this by passing in a local variable, but I can''t get that value
to increment (or update) on click.

I''m using the following code:

<%= link_to_function "Add Another" do |page|
	page.insert_html :bottom, :tasks, :partial => ''stuff'',
:object =>
Model.new, :locals => { :num => 1 }
end%>

(Yes, that code was take from ryan bates''s complex forms series.)

How do I get that :num => 1 to increment every time a user clicks "Add
Another."  increment and increment! don''t seem to work, and I
thought
about using Time.now.to_i instead of single digit integers (note: it
doesn''t matter what "num" is as long as it''s a
number), but that only
loads the time when page is first loaded, and doesn''t update when
"Add
Another" is clicked.

So, is there anyway to increment this :num value using client side
javascript?

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There are 2 solutions  for this.

1. If you have problem with same name then use array for field name.

2. If you want to update num variable value then you have to update
link itself.

I prefer 1st option because of it become easy to get values of unknown
fields (because you don''t know how many fields are there).

I hope you get my point. or let me know....

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hmm...  I figured it would be easy.  then I played with it.  It is not
easy.  I was able to get it working in pure javascript, but could not
get it working in rails...  maybe someone else can get it, but it
seemed to me rails was loading the partial as part of the link AKA the
local is set when the link is created.

if you want to see it working in JavaScript it is not too hard.  The
Main pain is no partial use, you gotta build the partial in the
link...

<code>

<script language="javascript">
var count = 0;
function getCount() {
  return count++;
}
</script>

<a href="#" onclick="Element.insert(&quot;tasks&quot;,
{ bottom:
&quot;<input type=''text''
name=''random_input_&quot; + getCount() +
&quot;''>&quot; }); return false;">Add
Another</a>

</code>

I am sure there are a million ways to do it, and some may be better,
but I am pretty sure link_to_function will not be in the answer to
many if any of them.

Chris
CowboyonRails

On Jan 4, 9:37 pm, AlwaysCharging
<goodg...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> Currently, I allow my users to dynamically add new fields to a form
> using the link_to_function variable.  However, whenever a new field is
> added, its inputs have the same names as the previous fields.  I
> solved this by passing in a local variable, but I can''t get that
value
> to increment (or update) on click.
>
> I''m using the following code:
>
> <%= link_to_function "Add Another" do |page|
>         page.insert_html :bottom, :tasks, :partial =>
''stuff'', :object =>
> Model.new, :locals => { :num => 1 }
> end%>
>
> (Yes, that code was take from ryan bates''s complex forms series.)
>
> How do I get that :num => 1 to increment every time a user clicks
"Add
> Another."  increment and increment! don''t seem to work, and I
thought
> about using Time.now.to_i instead of single digit integers (note: it
> doesn''t matter what "num" is as long as it''s a
number), but that only
> loads the time when page is first loaded, and doesn''t update when
"Add
> Another" is clicked.
>
> So, is there anyway to increment this :num value using client side
> javascript?
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On Jan 5, 3:46 am,
"chris.reis...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org"
<chris.reis...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> hmm...  I figured it would be easy.  then I played with it.  It is not
> easy.  I was able to get it working in pure javascript, but could not
> get it working in rails...  maybe someone else can get it, but it
> seemed to me rails was loading the partial as part of the link AKA the
> local is set when the link is created.
>
> if you want to see it working in JavaScript it is not too hard.  The
> Main pain is no partial use, you gotta build the partial in the
> link...
>
> <code>
>
> <script language="javascript">
> var count = 0;
> function getCount() {
>   return count++;}
>
> </script>
>
> <a href="#"
onclick="Element.insert(&quot;tasks&quot;, { bottom:
> &quot;<input type=''text''
name=''random_input_&quot; + getCount() +
> &quot;''>&quot; }); return false;">Add
Another</a>
>
> </code>
>
> I am sure there are a million ways to do it, and some may be better,
> but I am pretty sure link_to_function will not be in the answer to
> many if any of them.
>
> Chris
> CowboyonRails
>
> On Jan 4, 9:37 pm, AlwaysCharging
<goodg...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Currently, I allow my users to dynamically add new fields to a form
> > using the link_to_function variable.  However, whenever a new field is
> > added, its inputs have the same names as the previous fields.  I
> > solved this by passing in a local variable, but I can''t get
that value
> > to increment (or update) on click.
>
> > I''m using the following code:
>
> > <%= link_to_function "Add Another" do |page|
> >         page.insert_html :bottom, :tasks, :partial =>
''stuff'', :object =>
> > Model.new, :locals => { :num => 1 }
> > end%>
>
> > (Yes, that code was take from ryan bates''s complex forms
series.)
>
> > How do I get that :num => 1 to increment every time a user clicks
"Add
> > Another."  increment and increment! don''t seem to work,
and I thought
> > about using Time.now.to_i instead of single digit integers (note: it
> > doesn''t matter what "num" is as long as
it''s a number), but that only
> > loads the time when page is first loaded, and doesn''t update
when "Add
> > Another" is clicked.
>
> > So, is there anyway to increment this :num value using client side
> > javascript?
Why do you want to use javascript to increment the field count? This
seems like it''d be so much easier to just store the field count in the
session and be done with it.

An example for a webmail app I hacked out awhile ago (though I''m still
not sure this counting approach in general is the best way to do
things:)

Relevant section of main form (Haml):

%fieldset#attachments
    %a#add_attachment{ :href => add_attachment_path } Add Attachment

------
attachment partial:

%p.attachment
  =file_field :email,
"attachments[#{session[''attachment_count'']}]"
  %a.remove{ :href => "#" } Remove

----------
javascript:

$("#add_attachment").click(function() {
  $.get($(this).attr("href"), function(page) {
    $("#attachments").append(page);
  });
  return false;
});


------
add_attachment action:

def add_attachment
  session[''attachment_count''] += 1
  render :partial => ''attachment'', :layout => false
end

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I''m using each_with_index, but can''t the index value to update
each
time the user "Adds Another", which is why I was defining a new
variable and passing it as well.  So I guess that''s my real problem,
getting each_with_index to update.

On Jan 5, 2:23 am, Brijesh Shah
<brijeshsha...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> There are 2 solutions  for this.
>
> 1. If you have problem with same name then use array for field name.
>
> 2. If you want to update num variable value then you have to update
> link itself.
>
> I prefer 1st option because of it become easy to get values of unknown
> fields (because you don''t know how many fields are there).
>
> I hope you get my point. or let me know....
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Your pure javascript way is great!, and a lot cleaner than the
link_to_function, which I don''t really like anyway.  Is there a way to
pass in the partial with your javascript method?  Like instead of
"input type=''text''
name=''random_input_&quot", how can I pass in
":partial => ''stuff'', :object => Feed.new" and
use getCount() as
the :num?

Sorry, I really am noob when it comes to raw Javascript.  I''ve been
playing around with it and can''t get it to work.  I do think this way
will be perfect though, so thank you for your help, much appreciated.

On Jan 5, 3:46 am,
"chris.reis...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org"
<chris.reis...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> hmm...  I figured it would be easy.  then I played with it.  It is not
> easy.  I was able to get it working in pure javascript, but could not
> get it working in rails...  maybe someone else can get it, but it
> seemed to me rails was loading the partial as part of the link AKA the
> local is set when the link is created.
>
> if you want to see it working in JavaScript it is not too hard.  The
> Main pain is no partial use, you gotta build the partial in the
> link...
>
> <code>
>
> <script language="javascript">
> var count = 0;
> function getCount() {
>   return count++;}
>
> </script>
>
> <a href="#"
onclick="Element.insert(&quot;tasks&quot;, { bottom:
> &quot;<input type=''text''
name=''random_input_&quot; + getCount() +
> &quot;''>&quot; }); return false;">Add
Another</a>
>
> </code>
>
> I am sure there are a million ways to do it, and some may be better,
> but I am pretty sure link_to_function will not be in the answer to
> many if any of them.
>
> Chris
> CowboyonRails
>
> On Jan 4, 9:37 pm, AlwaysCharging
<goodg...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Currently, I allow my users to dynamically add new fields to a form
> > using the link_to_function variable.  However, whenever a new field is
> > added, its inputs have the same names as the previous fields.  I
> > solved this by passing in a local variable, but I can''t get
that value
> > to increment (or update) on click.
>
> > I''m using the following code:
>
> > <%= link_to_function "Add Another" do |page|
> >         page.insert_html :bottom, :tasks, :partial =>
''stuff'', :object =>
> > Model.new, :locals => { :num => 1 }
> > end%>
>
> > (Yes, that code was take from ryan bates''s complex forms
series.)
>
> > How do I get that :num => 1 to increment every time a user clicks
"Add
> > Another."  increment and increment! don''t seem to work,
and I thought
> > about using Time.now.to_i instead of single digit integers (note: it
> > doesn''t matter what "num" is as long as
it''s a number), but that only
> > loads the time when page is first loaded, and doesn''t update
when "Add
> > Another" is clicked.
>
> > So, is there anyway to increment this :num value using client side
> > javascript?
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