Formatting a date input using simple_form

Question

I have a date type field in my database.

Here\'s the view code I\'m using:

# Using \'as: :string\' to avoid those three dropdowns rails          


        

Answer 1

I created this class which makes it easy to do this:

f.input :my_date, :as => :date_picker

Add this class to your lib/ folder and be sure to include it (or configure it to autoload):

class DatePickerInput < SimpleForm::Inputs::StringInput
  def input
    value = @builder.object.send(attribute_name)
    input_html_options[:value] = case value
                                   when Date, Time, DateTime
                                     format = options[:format] || :medium
                                     value.to_s(format)
                                   else
                                     value.to_s
                                 end

    input_html_options[:class] ||= []
    input_html_options[:class] << "date_picker_input"
    @builder.text_field(attribute_name, input_html_options)
  end
end