hi thx for all.
the reason why i asked is because some code i have used from the internet was checking: params[:event][:from_date].empty? , but mine was always nil (as above). after assigning the params to a new model and checking then fixed it for me. On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Matt Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Wednesday, 19 November 2014 17:40:50 UTC-5, der_tom wrote: >> >> hi, >> >> im kinda stuck... >> >> <%= form_for(@event) do |f| %> >> <p> >> <%= f.label :from_date %><br /> >> <%= date_select :event, :from_date %> >> </p> >> >> >> ..... >> >> def create >> p params[:event].nil? >> p params[:event][:name] >> p params[:event][:from_date] >> >> if params[:event][:from_date].empty? >> params[:event][:from_date] = Date.today >> end >> ....... >> --> >> Started POST "/events" for 127.0.0.1 at 2014-11-19 17:37:09 -0500 >> Processing by EventsController#create as HTML >> Parameters: {"utf8"=>"✓", "authenticity_token"=>" >> JannWb1XCE12AKW4KlR56LAAmIOG1raHJh1ss4v0RBA=", "event"=>{"name"=>"", >> "from_date(1i)"=>"2014", "from_date(2i)"=>"11", "from_date(3i)"=>"19", >> "to_date(1i)"=>"2014", "to_date(2i)"=>"11", "to_date(3i)"=>"19"}, >> "commit"=>"Create"} >> >> > --> why are my event date attributes nil/blank? > > The date is not sent as a single attribute, but rather one per dropdown > that date_select sends (thus from_date(1i) etc). > > When those attributes are assigned to your model, they are combined into a > single object by ActiveRecord. > > You can either check for the subparts explicitly, or move the "default to > today" behavior to the model instead. > > --Matt Jones > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/199cc138-1098-47ef-821d-5a5a5f297345%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/199cc138-1098-47ef-821d-5a5a5f297345%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/CADQqhMeM9gSL1QOHEq%3D90d%2BArA_bPOv-d02JE7PZhvKYnTJ72Q%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
