forms episodes

#217
Jun 07, 2010

Multistep Forms

See how to create a multistep (wizard) form from scratch in this episode.
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#213
May 10, 2010

Calendars

If dates play an important role in your application, consider adding a date picker or calendar view as shown in this episode.
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#211
Apr 26, 2010

Validations in Rails 3

Rails 3 offers several new additions to validations. Here learn how to make a custom error_messages partial, reflect on validations, and clean up complex validations in a model.
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#198
Jan 25, 2010

Edit Multiple Individually

Use checkboxes to edit multiple records in one form, where each one has an individual set of form fields.
Tags: views forms
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#197
Jan 18, 2010

Nested Model Form Part 2

Add and remove nested model fields dynamically through JavaScript using either Prototype or jQuery.
Tags: forms views
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#196
Jan 11, 2010

Nested Model Form Part 1

Handling multiple models in a single form is much easier with the accepts_nested_attributes_for method. See how to use this method to handle nested model fields.
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#185
Oct 26, 2009

Formtastic Part 2

Learn about some of the more advanced functionality of Formtastic including handling many-to-many associations, required fields, and styling.
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#184
Oct 19, 2009

Formtastic Part 1

Formtastic is a concise way to generate form views. In this episode (part 1 of 2) I show how to generate both a simple form and a more complex one which is customized with options.
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#178
Sep 07, 2009

7 Security Tips

Security is important! Here I show seven different security flaws which are common to Rails applications ranging from mass assignment to CSRF protection.
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#167
Jun 22, 2009

More on Virtual Attributes

Use a virtual attribute to implement a simple tagging feature. In this episode I show you how to assign virtual attributes through a callback instead of a setter method.
Tags: models forms
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