Question

Conceptually, is it possible to have a form in Rails that accepts input for both User and Profile fields? If so, how could I execute that? Do I need to set the form_for for both User and Profile?

The goal is to have two forms (one on the homepage and one at signup) that could potentially mix user/profile information when saved. FYI – here is how I add a user:

user = User.new
user.email = ""
user.password = ""
user.profile = Profile.new
user.profile.save
user.save

Answer 1

Yes, you should look into accepts_nested_attributes_for, addressed in the Rails docs here.

For more information, please look into:

• This blog discussing the usage.
• This StackOverflow question addressing its usage in Rails 3.