my problem is that I try to customize the formatastic view. But before I go into detail, I'll explain my model.
I have 2 objects with a n:m relation Shop and Category
Shop model looks like that:
has_many :shop_categories, :class_name => "ShopCategory", :foreign_key => "shop_id"
has_many :categories, :through => :shop_categories, :source => :categories
Category model looks like that:
has_many :shop_categories, :class_name => "ShopCategory", :foreign_key => "category_id"
has_many :shops, :through => :shop_categories, :source => :shops
And of course my m to n table looks like
belongs_to :shops, :class_name => "Shop", :foreign_key => "shop_id"
belongs_to :categories, :class_name => "Category", :foreign_key => "category_id"
validates :shop_id, :presence => true
validates :category_id, :presence => true
This works fine and the following command in my Shop view will list all elements from categories within checkboxes:
<%= f.input :categories, :as => :check_boxes, :id => 'shop_categories' %>
Here is my problem: Within categories I have a name for the category and a picture. Now I want to display the picture next to the selectbox.
I also tryed to use <% f.fields_for :categories do |category| %> but rails wont go through all category elements.
Is there a way to handle all Category elements with automatic checked objects?
If you need more information, i will be glad to give all what you need to understand the problem. Thank you for any hint.
Try overriding custom inputs:
# app/inputs/collection_check_boxes_input.rb
class CollectionCheckBoxesInput < SimpleForm::Inputs::CollectionCheckBoxesInput
# [...]
end