ryan8720 wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm new to rails, and I've got my application up and running. Now I'd > like to add a function that I haven't been able to find information > on. > > Basically, I start with a form that asks the user to input the number > of widgets of some type they have. > > For example (____ is a textfield): > > _____ widgets of type ______. > > Then I want to have a link below this that says "Add more widgets." > This would insert another line between the above and the "Add more > widgets" link. This would be able to be repeated as many times as the > user wants to enter widgets of many different types. Also, the new > lines should appear without refreshing the page. > > Any help is appreciated. I hope this is the right forum. I figure > this will take some AJAX. I've done something similar before with > JavaScript, but it just hid/unhid a div.
You don't need Ajax just to add more input fields: there's usually no reason to make a server request for something so simple. It can be done completely on the client side -- look at Element.clone() . > > Thanks, > Ryan Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org [email protected] -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
