Re: [Rails] do i need associations to use fields_for

2020-02-17 Thread Ariel Juodziukynas
accepts_nested_attributes_for explicitly checks for associations to exist https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/f33d52c95217212cbacc8d5e44b5a8e3cdc6f5b3/activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb#L340 fields_for does not require accepts_nested_attributes_for to be defined, but it won't

Re: [Rails] do i need associations to use fields_for

2020-02-17 Thread Nicholas Schwaderer
Hello again Fugee, Fields in forms in Rails do not necessarily have to correspond with model attributes. Generally, you might find the Rails edge guide on forms very helpful- as well as the `form_with` API docs which are a bit more specific for some of these questions.

Re: [Rails] do i need associations to use fields_for

2020-02-16 Thread fugee ohu
On Monday, February 17, 2020 at 12:38:03 AM UTC-5, Walter Lee Davis wrote: > > You may use fields_for for any object that you have declared > "accepts_nested_attributes_for" in your form's parent model. It obviously > makes the most sense to do this with a related object. > > Walter > > > On

Re: [Rails] do i need associations to use fields_for

2020-02-16 Thread fugee ohu
On Monday, February 17, 2020 at 12:38:03 AM UTC-5, Walter Lee Davis wrote: > > You may use fields_for for any object that you have declared > "accepts_nested_attributes_for" in your form's parent model. It obviously > makes the most sense to do this with a related object. > > Walter > > > On

Re: [Rails] do i need associations to use fields_for

2020-02-16 Thread Walter Lee Davis
You may use fields_for for any object that you have declared "accepts_nested_attributes_for" in your form's parent model. It obviously makes the most sense to do this with a related object. Walter > On Feb 16, 2020, at 10:41 PM, fugee ohu wrote: > > Can I use fields_for for any models or do