Get an array from a Rails form
You still need a fields_for
in your view, just use :relationships
as the record_name
then provide an object.
<%= form_for @account do |f| %>
<%= f.text_field :name %>
<% fields_for :relationships, @eligible_parents do |p| %>
<%= p.check_box "relationships", nil, :value => p.object.id %>
<b><%= p.object.name %></b><br/>
<% end %>
<%= f.submit "Submit" %>
<% end %>
Documentation here: ActionView::Helpers::FormHelper
If you want to send array of values just use [] in name attributes.In your case just use
<%= f.check_box "relationships", {}, :value => p.id, :name => "relationships[]" %>
I found this to be the cleanest way...
If you are working with straight data and want to send back an array without using any of these @objects:
<%= form_for :team do |t| %>
<%= t.fields_for 'people[]', [] do |p| %>
First Name: <%= p.text_field :first_name %>
Last Name: <%= p.text_field :last_name %>
<% end %>
<% end %>
your params data should return like this:
"team" => {
"people" => [
{"first_name" => "Michael", "last_name" => "Jordan"},
{"first_name" => "Steve", "last_name" => "Jobs"},
{"first_name" => "Barack", "last_name" => "Obama"}
]
}