Hi!
I have categories and subcategories. Now I want to create a select tag with this data so a user can select either a category or a subcategory. What I tried first was to use grouped_collection_select and use the main categories as groups and list the subcategories inside. Visually, this is the goal. The problem with this is that I need to be able to select the main categories as well and not only the subcategories.
So, now I want to list them like this:
Linus Pettersson wrote in post #1065179:
Hi!
I have categories and subcategories. Now I want to create a select tag with this data so a user can select either a category or a subcategory. What I tried first was to use grouped_collection_select and use the main categories as groups and list the subcategories inside. Visually, this is the goal. The problem with this is that I need to be able to select the main categories as well and not only the subcategories.
So, now I want to list them like this: <select> <option data-foo="abc">Cat1</option> <option data-foo="das">-- Subcat1</option> <option data-foo="fsd">-- Subcat2</option> <option data-foo="asda">Cat2</option> <option data-foo="das">-- Subcat...</option> ....
How can I implement this? I've tried using the collection_select() method but I don't get it right.
Have you tried "option_groups_from_collection_for_select"?
No…but that’s generating the same as grouped_collection_select() but without the wrapping