Brian,
I have the same problem. I don’t have an answer for you but I think the
more
appropriate place to modify the code is at (line after !!! comment):
def to_input_field_tag(field_type, options = {})
options = options.stringify_keys
options[“size”] ||= options[“maxlength”] ||
DEFAULT_FIELD_OPTIONS[“size”]
options = DEFAULT_FIELD_OPTIONS.merge(options)
if field_type == “hidden”
options.delete(“size”)
end
options[“type”] = field_type
!!! options[“value”] ||= value_before_type_cast unless field_type ==
“file”
options[“value”] ||= value unless field_type == “file”
add_default_name_and_id(options)
tag(“input”, options)
end
I have a suspicion that value_before_type_cast was used for things that
don’t
degrade well to a string after type casting.
What is interesting is it appears that the typical form processing is
not
symmetrical, when I instantiate an object using the form parameters when
processing the submit, it does go through the overridden methods.
For now, I have made the above change in my development environment and
am
continuing to test with it.
Eric