Question

I’m trying to search on a date, and the format in my database is, 2012-05-15. When I use datepicker, I have it so that the user can pick a date and it is then displayed as 15-05-2012.

I’m wanting to search on the 2012-05-15 format, without changing the way the viewer sees it. I tried to change format in the model, but had no luck.

Here’s my search view:

<%= form_tag search_path, method: :get do %>
<%=  text_field_tag("start_date") %></br>
<%= submit_tag "Search", name: nil %>

<% end %>

Here’s my application.js:

jQuery(function(){
    jQuery('#start_date').val("");
    jQuery('#start_date').datepicker({dateFormat: 'dd-mm-yy'});
});

My Controller:

def search


@project_search = Project.search( params[:start_date].order(sort_column + ' ' + sort_direction).paginated_for_index(per_page, page)

   @project = Project.new(params[:project])

respond_to do |format|
      format.html # search.html.erb
      format.json { render :json => @project }
    end

end

and my model:

def self.search(search_start_date) 
  return scoped unless search_start_date.present?
  where([start_date LIKE ?, "%#{search_start_date}%"])
end

I tried using jquery options, but had no luck.

jQuery(function(){
jQuery('#start_date').val("");
jQuery('#start_date').datepicker({altField: '#start_date2', dateFormat: 'yy-mm-dd'});


});

Hopefully someone can help me out. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Changing dateFormat in the jQuery Datepicker instance options is going to change the way your users see the date.

In your model

def self.search(search_start_date) 
  return scoped unless search_start_date.present?
  search_start_date = Date.parse(search_start_date).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
  where([start_date LIKE ?, "%#{search_start_date}%"])
end

Validating search_start_date‘s initial format to ensure it’s otherwise should be considered too.