# In-place editing with validation

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/in-place-editing-with-validation/52322>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 12, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/in-place-editing-with-validation/52322 "2006-01-12T20:39:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![GeekEntrepreneu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/d07c76/32.png) [@GeekEntrepreneu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/GeekEntrepreneu)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/in-place-editing-with-validation/52322/1 "2006-01-12T20:39:00Z")

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is there a good in-place editing solution with rails that does  
validation  
too ?

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**Author:** ![GeekEntrepreneu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/d07c76/32.png) [@GeekEntrepreneu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/GeekEntrepreneu)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 11:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/in-place-editing-with-validation/52322/2 "2006-01-19T23:08:38Z")

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It’s possible using a custom method in the controller instead using  
the in\_place\_edit macro. Check out  
[http://shnoo.gr/articles/2005/12/20/ajax-the-great](http://shnoo.gr/articles/2005/12/20/ajax-the-great).

Shane / [www.shanesbrain.net](http://www.shanesbrain.net)

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**Author:** ![GeekEntrepreneu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/d07c76/32.png) [@GeekEntrepreneu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/GeekEntrepreneu)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 6:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/in-place-editing-with-validation/52322/3 "2007-03-20T06:07:07Z")

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This hack allows you to do ActiveRecord validation with in\_place\_edit

[http://www.pluitsolutions.com/2007/03/20/custom-in\_place\_edit-with-validation/](http://www.pluitsolutions.com/2007/03/20/custom-in_place_edit-with-validation/)

Herry