Question

I’m new to Ruby on Rails and i have an issue.

I have 2 forms which edit the same model, but in the update method I have to give a different JS response depending on the form which submitted.

How do I do that?

Answer 1

Just add a hidden input field to your form specifying where it comes from.

Then, in your controller, access this field through the params[:field_name].

Create the form by using something like:

<%= f.hidden_field :origin, :value => "this_form" %>

This will render as something like:

<input name="origin" type="hidden" value="foo"/>

In your controller, check which value this hidden field had, and use render to render your JS response (or whatever you specifically use). See Layouts and Rendering for more info.

if params[:origin] == "foo"
   render  ...
else
   render ...
end