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Ruby on Rails - update fields based on f.select value


I have a dropdown box to chose the number of tickets that one wants to buy. I want to update the fields after it to reflect the value once it is clicked. Here is a snippet of my form currently:

    <%= form_for :transaction, :url => new_transaction_path(:event_id => @event.id), :method => 'GET' do |f| %>
      <table style="width:100%">
        <tr style="border-bottom: 1px solid #999999">
          <td><h4>Number of Guests</h4></td>
          <td>
            <%= f.select(:quantity, (1..20))%>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr style="border-bottom: 1px solid #999999">
          <!-- replace (1) with the value from the f.select dropdown -->
          <td><h4><%= @original_event_price %> x (1) guest(s)</h4></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <%= f.submit 'Request to Book', class: 'button mt1 btn-request-to-book' %>
    <% end %>

I want to replace (1) with the value from the f.select dropdown in the last table row to the value of guests that the user chooses.

EDIT WITH WORKING SOLUTION

<%= form_for :transaction, :url => new_transaction_path(:event_id => @event.id), :method => 'GET' do |f| %>
  <table style="width:100%">
    <tr style="border-bottom: 1px solid #999999">
      <td><h4>Number of Guests</h4></td>
      <td>
        <%= f.select :quantity, (1..20), {}, { :onChange=>'mytest()', :id=>'quantitySelect' } %>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="border-bottom: 1px solid #999999">
      <!-- replace (1) with the value from the f.select dropdown -->
      <td><h4><%= @original_event_price %> x (1) guest(s)</h4></td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <%= f.submit 'Request to Book', class: 'button mt1 btn-request-to-book' %>
<% end %>

SCRIPT

<script type="text/javascript">
  function mytest() {
    var quantity = $('#quantitySelect').val();
    $('#quantityRow').html("<h4><%= @original_event_price %> x (" + quantity + ") guest(s)");
  }
</script>

Solution

  • You can do this with jQuery:

    Let's add an id: "quantitySelect" on the quantity field Let's also add an id: "quantityRow" on the td field

    $(function(){
      $('.quantitySelect').change(function(e){
        e.preventDefault();
        var quantity = $('.quantitySelect').val();
        $('.quantityRow').html("<h4><%= @original_event_price %> x (" + quantity + ") guest(s)");
      });
    });
    

    You can also add if checks to see if the quantity is > 1 and append the word guest to guests.