How to get a users screen name into a hidden field in a PostsController action?

Rails
1

Instead of the user entering a name, I want to pass their screen name
along with supplied :title and :content fields. here is what I’ve
got…

f.hidden_field :author, user.screen_name

here is the create method from Posts controller:

def create
@title = “Gravity”
@user = User.find(params[:id]) # this does not work, and I don’t
know why
if request.post? and params[:post]
if new
flash[:notice] = “Comment created”
redirect_to :action => “index”
else
flash[:notice] = “Please complete all fields”
redirect_to :action => “create”
end
end
end

Please help.

2

Jesse C. wrote:

Instead of the user entering a name, I want to pass their screen name
along with supplied :title and :content fields. here is what I’ve
got…

f.hidden_field :author, user.screen_name

here is the create method from Posts controller:

def create
@title = “Gravity”
@user = User.find(params[:id]) # this does not work, and I don’t
know why
if request.post? and params[:post]
if new
flash[:notice] = “Comment created”
redirect_to :action => “index”
else
flash[:notice] = “Please complete all fields”
redirect_to :action => “create”
end
end
end

Please help.

I would need more information but I’ll try to guess, and since you are
using f.hidden_field you should have a form declaration related to a
particular object (let’s say “comment”). In that case your author
information should be accessible through params[:comment][:author] in
your controller.

That means you should change the line
@user = User.find(params[:id])
in
@user = User.find_by_screen_name(params[:comment][:author])

Don’t forget to change :comment by the good name. If not, then give us
more information.

Guillaume
http://www.nomadsper.com

3

On Jul 7, 5:53 pm, tefflox [email protected] wrote:

Instead of the user entering a name, I want to pass their screen name
along with supplied :title and :content fields. here is what I’ve
got…

f.hidden_field :author, user.screen_name

Really simple if you’re using the RESTful_Authentication plugin (you
really should if you’re not)

f.hidden_field :author, current_user.login

4

What does the html generated from your hidden_field look like? Is
user.screen_name getting copied over properly?

If it is, you should expect to find it in params[:author] in your
create method I think.

Also, you don’t seem to be saving anything to the db in that method–I
would expect to see something like:

@post = Post.new(params[:post])
@post.save

In there somewhere.

HTH,

-Roy