+1 but I think it might be too succinct for newbies. I guess it's okay if
you think of it as an alternative syntax, like sexy migrations.
Shane
On 9/25/07, Andrew Kaspick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> I hate the form :partial, :locals thing too... feels dirty.
>
> I like the idea of taking the partial name as the local name... that's
> how things like the :collection partial works already.
>
> On 9/25/07, Pratik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Why not use name of the partial to refer to form object ?
> >
> > On 9/25/07, Frederick Cheung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > I love form_for, but I really hate
> > >
> > > <% form_for :person, @person, :url => {...} do |f| %>
> > > ...
> > > <%= render :partial => 'form', :locals => {'f' => f}
> > > ...
> > > <% end %>
> > >
> > > I've been thinking of instead allowing
> > >
> > > <% form_for :person, @person, :url => {...} do |f| %>
> > > ...
> > > <%= f.partial 'form' %>
> > > ...
> > > <% end %>
> > >
> > > f.partial would be exactly the same as the previous snippet, just
> > > making the form builder available in the partial without the hassle
> > > of :locals => {'f' => f}
> > > the one thing I'm not sure about is how you pick the name under which
> > > the form builder should appear in the partial.
> > >
> > > Ideally f.partial 'form' would give you something sensible, but I'm
> > > not sure how you would pick such a default
> > >
> > > f.partial 'form', :name => 'f' would work, but then it's almost as
> > > awkward as :locals => {'f' => f}
> > >
> > > Any ideas (or is this one just stupid ?) ?
> > >
> > > Fred
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Cheers!
> > - Pratik
> > http://m.onkey.org
> >
> > >
> >
>
> >
>
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