Rails Simpleform with non-model inputs

Question

I have a normal form using simpleform. Now I\'d like to add an input that does not have any corresponding field in the model, it will be processed by the controller. I tried

Answer 1

Why don't you add:

attr_accessor :attr

to your model's class definition? This way your code:

<%= f.input :attr %>

should work.

OR

If this solution isn't suitable, you can always pass some value to your input method directly:

<%= f.input :attr, input_html: {value: 'something'}  %>