are you sure that heading is nil? could you double check if it's not an empty string?
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 9:50 PM, Tony Primerano <[email protected]>wrote: > > > On Feb 11, 8:45 am, Frederick Cheung <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Feb 11, 1:37 pm, Tony Primerano <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I have a model and I set defaults for some values by overriding the > > > read accessor. For example > > > > > def heading > > > read_attribute(:heading).nil? ? 'Please select from:' : > > > read_attribute(:heading) > > > end > > > > Have you double checked this works by calling heading directly on the > > object in question? > > > yes. > > This works > > <%= f.text_field :heading, :value => @site.heading %> > > and if I set it in the controller it works fine too. > > @site.heading = 'testing' > > > Maybe text_field is using read_attribute instead of calling the > method? > > > > > > Fred > > > > > > > > > The problem I have found is that text_field ignores this. > > > > > <%= f.text_field :heading %> > > > > > is empty even when heading is nil > > > > > now I can easily add :value and it works > > > > > <%= f.text_field :heading, :value => @site.heading %> > > > > > but it seems like this shouldn't be necessary. I also override read > > > accessors for values that I use in select statements on the same form > > > and it works fine. > > > > > def text_color > > > read_attribute(:text_color).nil? ? SiteColors::TEXT_DEFAULT : > > > read_attribute(:text_color) > > > end > > > > > <%= f.select :text_color, SiteColors::COLORS%> > > > > > This picks up the default fine > > > > > Is this a bug in text_field or am I just doing something stupid? > > > > > Tony > > > > > > -- > 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. > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------- visit my blog at http://jimlabs.heroku.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.
