I have a form field in my Rails view like this:
<%= f.text_field :date, :class => "datepicker" %>
A javascript function converts all input fields of that class to a jQueryUI datepicker.
$(".datepicker").datepicker({
dateFormat : "dd MM yy",
buttonImageOnly :
true,
buttonImage : "<%= asset_path('iconDatePicker.gif') %>",
showOn : "both",
changeMonth :
true,
changeYear :
true,
yearRange : "c-20:c+5"
})
So far so good. I can edit the record and it persists the date correctly all the way to the DB. My problem is when I want to edit the record again. When the form is pre-populated from the record it displays in 'yyyy-mm-dd' format. The javascript only formats dates which are selected in the datepicker control. Is there any way I can format the date retrieved from the database? At which stage can I do this?
Thanks,
Dany.
Some more details following the discussion below, my form is spread across two files, a view and a partial. Here's the view:
<%= form_tag("/shows/update_individual", :method => "put") do %>
<% for show in @shows %>
<%= fields_for "shows[]", show do |f| %>
<%= render "fields", :f => f %>
<% end %>
<% end %>
<%= submit_tag "Submit"%>
<% end %>
And here's the _fields partial view:
<p>
<%= f.label :name %>
<%= f.text_field :name %>
</p>
<p>
<%= f.date %>
<%= f.label :date %>
<%= f.text_field :date, :class => "datepicker" %>
</p>
Controller code:
def edit_individual
@shows = Show.find(params[:show_ids])
end
