Form Validation without a Model (Showing the users input whe

Rails
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Hi all,

I’m writing a Advanced Search form which is not attached to a model
and I’m wondering if there’s an easy way to re-show the the form to
the user with their inputted values shown back to them if validation
fails.

Example:

  1. user fills in the search text field with “Dan”
  2. user hits submit
  3. the user forgot to select a value from a drop down box (eg
    search on first name)
  4. renders the form with the error message added to flash
  5. form is blank!

Of course this works (the users’ inputted values are re-shown) for
form helpers that are based on a model, but what if it’s a form like
a search form?

Cheers,
Dan

2

This looks like a pretty good solution:

http://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/activerecord_base_without_table

Cheers,
Tyler

Dan H. [email protected] wrote:

  1. user hits submit
    Dan

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