I might be missing something but it should be as simple as using the name of the method:
'self.foobar' or 'foobar' should return whatever the method returns. On Oct 8, 1:54 am, Christian Fazzini <[email protected]> wrote: > I've got an artist form. In this form I've got attributes that do not > exist in the model that the form belongs to. However, I would like to > submit these values for later processing. > > My virtual attributes in the form are: > > <%= f.label :foobar %> > <%= f.text_field :foobar %> > > In the artist model, I created a getter: > > def foobar > end > > When the form is submitted, I am able to access the value of the > virtual attribute by doing, for example: puts params[:artist][:foobar] > in the controller (in the create method): > > def create > @artist = Artist.new(params[:artist]) > > # return the value of the virtual attribute > puts params[:artist][:foobar] > ... > end > > I would like to do the same thing in the model? How can foobar be > accessed in the model? Or is this not possible? -- 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.
