Hi,
I have some issues with setting the selected value. On my page, user selects a State from the drop down and other attributes and click on "Find". I want to set the default value of the drop down to the value selected prior to clicking "Find".
<%=collection_select(:state, :state_id, @states, :state_id, :state_name, {:prompt => true, :selected => @selected_state}, {:style => 'width:200px;', :onchange => remote_function(:url => {:action => 'update_cities'},:with => "'state_id='+value")})%>
In my controller, if I have @selected_state = 1, the dropdown default value is shown in the UI. However, if I have @selected_state = state_id, the default value is not set.
Snippet of the code in my controller:
def find state_id = params[:state][:state_id]
@selected_state = state_id
/* Some logic here */
@states = State.find(:all)
respond_to do |format| format.html { render :action => "index" } end end
Any pointers are appreciated. Thanks.