Need help with Rails form creation

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I have the following models:

    Product: name, shop_id (foreign key)     Shop: name

The associations are:

    Product: belongs_to :shop     Shop: has_many :products

In the form that creates a new Product I have:

    <%= f.label(:shop, "Shop:") %>     <%= f.select(...) %>

This is a select box with all existing shops. The last option in this select box is "Create New Shop". When user clicks this option, Javascript shows an extra field:

    <div id="new_shop_wrapper">         <label for="new_shop">New shop:</label>         <input id="new_shop" name="new_shop" type="text" />     </div>

(This "div" is hidden by default with "display: none".)

How should I add this "div" in the Rails form creation ?

I tried:

    <%= f.label(:new_shop, "New Shop:") %>     <%= f.text_field(:new_shop) %>

but it doesn't work because "new_shop" is not Product's field.

I thought to use:

    <%= text_field(<object>, :new_shop) %>

but I don't know what <object> to use.

Please advise.

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moroshko wrote in post #968250:

I have the following models:

    Product: name, shop_id (foreign key)     Shop: name

The associations are:

    Product: belongs_to :shop     Shop: has_many :products

In the form that creates a new Product I have:

    <%= f.label(:shop, "Shop:") %>     <%= f.select(...) %>

This is a select box with all existing shops. The last option in this select box is "Create New Shop". When user clicks this option, Javascript shows an extra field:

    <div id="new_shop_wrapper">         <label for="new_shop">New shop:</label>         <input id="new_shop" name="new_shop" type="text" />     </div>

(This "div" is hidden by default with "display: none".)

How should I add this "div" in the Rails form creation ?

Just put it in as HTML. There's nothing magical here.

Best,