Thanks Fred, How would I then need to tell rails to use the @advert object because that's the part that I have been having trouble with?
Phil On Mar 1, 7:41 pm, Frederick Cheung <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mar 1, 7:38 pm, phil7085 <[email protected]> wrote:> I am simply > trying to show what the user enters somewhere else on the > > page as they type it. > > > I did get it to work using render :text => param[:advert][:title] + > > '<br/>' + param[:advert][:first_line] ...... > > > But I think there should be a more efficient way to do it? > > > Could I do something like this: > > > def preview > > @advert = Advert.new(params[:advert]) > > render :partial => 'advert' > > end > > Something like that is fine (although you'll need to tell rails to use > the @advert object). It's not more efficient in terms of raw cpu > cycles but I'm assuming that's not what you meant (it is a lot easier > on the eye and a better separation of presentation from your actual > code). > > Fred > > > > > Phil > > > On Mar 1, 7:31 pm, Frederick Cheung <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > On Mar 1, 5:10 pm, phil7085 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > So then do I need to use the controller to populate another @advert > > > > object with all the params then render the partial? > > > > Well I don't know exactly what this controller is trying to do at all. > > > Assuming what it's doing is create a new object then the controller > > > code is almost exactly the same as a regular create action, the only > > > difference is that instead of redirecting to the show action you're > > > rendering a partial for the object you've just created. > > > > Fred > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > Phil > > > > > On Mar 1, 5:00 pm, Frederick Cheung <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > On Mar 1, 1:04 pm, phil7085 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I've been trying to create a simple form which when a user enters > > > > > > any > > > > > > data that data is displayed as a preview elsewhere on the page > > > > > > instantly, just like when creating an advert with Google Adwords, > > > > > > the > > > > > > preview is shown. > > > > > > > I've been using form_remote_for and observe_form but I don't seem to > > > > > > be having much luck at all. I am unsure how to use the controller to > > > > > > get the form fields and pass them back to a partial to be rendered? > > > > > > In this respect it's much like a normal form, eg the title will be > > > > > params[:advert][:title] (assuming @advert is of class Advert). As > > > > > usual you can just looking at development.log to see what the > > > > > parameters look like. > > > > > > Fred > > > > > > > Here is my form: > > > > > > > <% form_remote_for @advert do |a| %> > > > > > > <label>Title:</label> <%= a.text_field :title %> > > > > > > <br /> > > > > > > <label>First Line:</label> <%= a.text_field :first_line %> > > > > > > <br /> > > > > > > <label>Second Line:</label> <%= a.text_field :second_line %> > > > > > > <br /> > > > > > > <label>Visible URL:</label> <%= a.text_field :visible_url %> > > > > > > <br /> > > > > > > <label>Destination URL:</label> <%= a.text_field :destination_url %> > > > > > > <%= submit_tag 'Submit' %> > > > > > > <% end %> > > > > > > > Any help would be great? > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > Phil- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
