Question

i am trying to use form data outside of just form elements. i want to show form data as normal text.

controller:

@addresses = ['Billing', 'Shipping']
@addresses.each do |a|
  addresses.build(:address_type => a)
end

then within my form…for example…(haml)

- fields_for :addresses do |a|
    a.address_type  #to just render 'Billing', etc.

or…

- fields_for :addresses do |a|
%div{:class => a.address_type

would i need to make a custom formbuilder method? or is there an existing way

Answer 1

discovered the object method!

- form_for @addresses do |a|
  %h1= a.object.address_type