On 2010-10-05, at 10:41 PM, Jim Burgess wrote:
>
>> validate do |applicant|
>> errors.add_to_base("Things must check out!") unless
>> applicant.check_things
>> end
>>
>> def before_save
>> applicant.non_represented_field = 123456789
>> end
>>
>> before_save will only be called if your validations pass, so
>> non_represented_field will only be assigned to valid records.
>
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> Sorry, I don't think I expressed myself very well.
>
> When I submit the form, every value the applicant has entered is
> validated and passed to the controller. That means that if they enter a
> value in the email field (for example) I can access this value in the
> controller in the params hash, regardless of whether validation failed
> or passed.
>
> As this 'non-represented' field is only getting set after a successful
> validation, it is not available in the params hash until everything has
> been filled out correctly. Before that it always shows as nil.
>
> I would like to set this value in my model with every form submission
> (it is a hash which is always a different value per submission) so that
> it is always available in the params has in the controller.
>
> I really appreciate any help.
>
Perhaps you could post the pertinent code ? Do you have validation checks in
the form (via javascript) or just the ones in model ?
blah = Blah.new(params[:blah])
#now you have a instance of Blah.
if blah.save
#now you have access to the non represented field
blah.non_represented_field
end
Another approach might be to pass this value from the new action to the create
action through the form using a hidden field.
Luke
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