Rails 3 submit a form with multiple records

Question

I\'m new to rails so this is probably a basic question. I am trying to create a form where the user can create 3 records at once. I want the user to only have to click the

Answer 1

You'll need to tell rails its an array. First, read this section of this article:

For your purpose, you'll need to build the form by hand:

<%= form_tag 'foo' do %>
  <% [1,3,5].each do |i| %>
    <%= text_field_tag 'review[][name]' %>
    <%= text_field_tag 'review[][comment]' %>
    <%= hidden_field_tag 'review[][rating]', :value => i %>
  <% end %>
<% end %>