I have a view where I want users to be able to enter the score of a
tennis match. The number of sets to be played is determined from a
column in a database table. Each sports club, when set up, can set the
total number of sets to be played in a match...5, 3, 1...whatever.
This number will determine how many text boxes are displayed for the
user to enter the score. The match model has only one column for score,
so before the score is saved in the database it must be created as
follows
final_score = set_1 + set_2 + set_3 (for a match in which 3 sets must be
played)
I think maybe using virtual attributes is the way to go, but I am not
sure how to implement it.
if you name each of your (game)set input fields something like "set"
then rails will parse the parameters as an array. This way you will
give you a params hash like:
{ 'match' => { 'sets' => ['1','3','7']} }
This means in your model you can define a virtual attribute called
'sets' like:
def sets= scores
self.score = scores.map(&:to_i).sum
end
Thanks! I will try that. Also, would it be possible to add validations
in the model for each of the sets?
I don't think you can use rails' standard 'valtidates' methods, like
validates_presence_of, but you can add your own custom validate method
to your model:
