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Simple Form

Simple Form. <form action="/x/y/z" method="POST"> Value1: <input type="text" name="value1"/><br /> Value2: <input type="text" name="value2"/> <input type="submit" value="Submit"/> </form>. Rails Form Helpers. Name of model class (Student). Name of variable containing data (@student).

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Simple Form

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  1. Simple Form <form action="/x/y/z" method="POST"> Value1: <input type="text" name="value1"/><br /> Value2: <input type="text" name="value2"/> <input type="submit" value="Submit"/> </form> CS 142 Lecture Notes: Forms

  2. Rails Form Helpers Name of modelclass (Student) Name of variable containing data (@student) <% form_for(:student, :url => {:action => :modify, :id =>@student.id}) do |form| %> <table class="form"> <tr> <td class="label">Name:<td> <td><%=form.text_field(:name)%><td> </tr> <tr> <td class="label">Date of birth:<td> <td><%= form.text_field(:birth) %><td> </tr> ... <table> <%= submit_tag "Modify Student" %> <% end %> Initial value will be@student.name Text to displayin submit button CS 142 Lecture Notes: Forms

  3. Post Action Method Hash with all of form data def modify @student = Student.find(params[:id]) if @student.update_attributes(params[:student]) then redirect_to(:action => :show) else render(:action => :edit) end end Redirects on success CS 142 Lecture Notes: Forms

  4. Validation Custom validation method class Student < ActiveRecord::Base def validate if (gpa < 0) || (gpa > 4.0) then errors.add(:gpa, "must be between 0.0 and 4.0") end end validates_format_of :birth, :with => /\d\d\d\d-\d\d-\d\d/, :message => "must have format YYYY-MM-DD“ end Built-in validator Saves error info CS 142 Lecture Notes: Forms

  5. Error Message Helper <%= error_messages_for(:student)%> <% form_for(:student, :url => {:action => :modify, :id =>@student.id}) do |form| %> ... <% end %> CS 142 Lecture Notes: Forms

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