Rails - Using form_for and fields_for, how do you access the sub-object while in the fields_for block?

Question

In my first rails app I\'m trying to use form_for and fields_for to create a nested object form. So far so good, but I can\'t figure out how to acc

Answer 1

I just dealt with this today myself.

You can access the object of the fields_for through:

builder.object

where builder is your fields_for form builder object. In your particular case, you can say:

Enter license for car parked in stall: <%= builder.object.stall_number%>

That should do it for you!