Hi,
I can’t figure out how to add the additional attributes in my join
table.
I’m having a through-association between two models (Machine and
Service). Each machine can have a certain number of services and a
service can belong to several machines. When I create machines, I define
which ones out of all services can be applied to this particular
machine. Every chosen service should have several attributes (prices in
this case) which will be different for each machine. Here’s my models:
class Machine < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :machine_service_items
has_many :services, :through => :machine_service_items
end
class Service < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :machine_service_items
has_many :machines, :through => :machine_service_items
end
class MachineServiceItem < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :machine
belongs_to :service
end
In my add_machine view I list all the services and under them textfields
to fill in the additional attributes for each of the services. What I
find difficult is how to create many objects of MachineServiceItem from
this form and also adding the right service id. I “think” I want params
filled with arrays so I can create all the objects of MachineServiceItem
in my controller but I don’t know how to get it. In my head the
controller looks something like this:
def create
for machineserviceitem in params([:machineserviceitems])
Machine.create(params([machineserviceitem])
end
end
Maybe… Really need some help on this one, been stuck here for some
time now! 