In Rails is there editable combo box?
Selvaraj wrote:
In Rails is there editable combo box?
Rails has exactly the same form elements as every other web based
application. So the direct answer is no, because web forms don’t
provided them.
However, you’re in luck! Rails has excellent support for AJAX through
Prototype, which has an auto-completing text field, which should give
you what you want. Maybe even better than what you want. And don’t
fret, it’s pretty easy to use.
The only down side is that your page will then require JavaScript, so
you’ll either need to require JavaScript for your application or make
sure your form will still function reasonably well without JavaScript.
On 08 May 2007, at 15:52, Selvaraj wrote:
Thanks Robert,
Its very useful news for me, I have a doubt in auto completion
Can I
list the value without typing any character means just clicking on
that
text box?..
There are several comboboxes around, one in Ext JS at http://
extjs.com/ (which is compatible with Prototype/scriptaculous nowadays).
Best regards
Peter De Berdt
Right, I figured some would be available, It’s just, unfortunately,
not a standard HTML form element, so it would need to be done using
AJAX/JS/DHTML style components.
Robert W. wrote:
Rails has exactly the same form elements as every other web based
application. So the direct answer is no, because web forms don’t
provided them.However, you’re in luck! Rails has excellent support for AJAX through
Prototype, which has an auto-completing text field, which should give
you what you want. Maybe even better than what you want. And don’t
fret, it’s pretty easy to use.The only down side is that your page will then require JavaScript, so
you’ll either need to require JavaScript for your application or make
sure your form will still function reasonably well without JavaScript.
Thanks Robert,
Its very useful news for me, I have a doubt in auto completion Can I
list the value without typing any character means just clicking on that
text box?..