hey people i am trying to create dynamic drowns with three select
boxes and using one model …if i change first drop down then the
second gets updated but the third one doesnt get updated…could u
please tell me wat is the problem
here is the controller code
class AdminController < ApplicationController
def state_update
return unless request.xhr?
cities = State.find_by_sql(“select distinct city_name from states
where state_id=#{params[:state_id]}”)
render :update do |page|
page << update_select_box( “city_id”,
cities,
{:text => :city_name,
:clear => [‘area_id’]})
end
end
def city_update
return unless request.xhr?
areas = State.find( :all, :conditions => [“city_id=?”,
params[:ecosite_index]])
flash[:notice]="#{params[:ecosite_index]}"
render :update do |page|
page << update_select_box( “area_id”,
areas,
{:text => :area_name} )
end
end
def index
@states=State.find_by_sql(“select distinct name,state_id from
states”)
end
end
here is the view
<%= javascript_include_tag :defaults %>
<%= start_form_tag %>
<% options = [[“Select State”, " "]] + @states.collect { |c|
[c.name,c.state_id] } %>
<%= select(“state”, “id”, options) %>
<%= select( “city”, “id”, [] ) %>
<%= select( “area”, “id”, [] ) %>
<%= submit_tag %>
<%= end_form_tag %>
<%= observe_field “state_id”,
{:url => {:action => ‘state_update’},
:with => “state_id”} %>
<%= observe_field “city_id”,
{:url => {:action => ‘city_update’},
:with => “ecosite_index”} %>
this is the helper code
def update_select_box( target_dom_id, collection, options={} )
Set the default options
options[:text] ||= ‘name’
options[:value] ||= ‘id’
options[:include_blank] ||= true
options[:clear] ||= []
pre = options[:include_blank] ? [['select ','select ']] : []
out = “update_select_options( $(’” << target_dom_id.to_s << “’),”
out << “#{(pre + collection.collect{ |c| [c.send(options[:text]),
c.send(options[:value])]}).to_json}” << “,”
out << “#{options[:clear].to_json} )”
end