When i use rails, i create a simple form using simple form gem
I create a form like this
<%= simple_form_for @user do |f| %>
<%= f.input :username %>
<%= f.input :password %>
<%= f.button :submit %>
<% end %>
but i would like to add an default image element just next to each fields. how can i achieve that?
i try this
<%= simple_form_for @user do |f| %>
<%= f.input :username % >
<img xxxx>
<%= f.input :password %>
<img xxxx>
<%= f.button :submit %>
<img xxxx>
<% end %>
but i won't work as it would wrap into a new line for each element field.
Well the answer for that is is like this create a folder called input in the app/
and create a file with [any_name]_input.rb let say you name it image_tag_input.rb
then the code inside the image_tag_input.rb look like this
class ImageTagInput < SimpleForm::Inputs::Base
## Because image tage doesnot work if not included the below
include ActionView::Helpers::AssetTagHelper
def input
("#{@builder.text_field(attribute_name, input_html_options)}" + "#{image_tag()}).html_safe
end
end
and then on the html side
do this
<%= f.input :username,:as => "image_tag %>
Here and another example mention in wiki of the simple_form_for
Hope this help
I always use wrappers that Simple Form Bootstrap uses.
An example from its default wrapper:
SimpleForm.setup do |config|
config.error_notification_class = 'alert alert-danger'
config.button_class = 'btn btn-default'
config.boolean_label_class = nil
# :vertica_from wrapper
config.wrappers :vertical_form, tag: 'div', class: 'form-group row', error_class: 'has-error' do |b|
b.use :html5
b.use :placeholder
b.optional :maxlength
b.optional :pattern
b.optional :min_max
b.optional :readonly
b.use :label, class: 'control-label'
b.use :input, class: 'form-control'
b.use :error, wrap_with: { tag: 'span', class: 'help-block' }
b.use :hint, wrap_with: { tag: 'p', class: 'help-block' }
end
# Rest omitted
# Change default simple form wrapper settings
config.default_wrapper = :vertical_form
config.wrapper_mappings = {
check_boxes: :vertical_radio_and_checkboxes,
radio_buttons: :vertical_radio_and_checkboxes,
file: :vertical_file_input,
boolean: :vertical_boolean,
datetime: :multi_select,
date: :multi_select,
time: :multi_select
}
end
When you create a simple form
<%= form_for(resource, as: resource_name, url: unlock_path(resource_name), html: { method: :post }) do |f| %>
It will by default(because of the setting) to use :vertical_form
Now if you want to set up a custom wrapper, follow the example above, create your custom class and place it under config/initializers
. This is an example custom wrapper I added the that Bootstrap setup above:
config.wrappers :horizontal_file_input, tag: 'div', class: 'form-group row', error_class: 'has-error' do |b|
b.use :html5
b.use :placeholder
b.optional :maxlength
b.optional :readonly
b.wrapper tag: 'div', class: 'col-md-6' do |bb|
bb.use :label, class: 'col-sm-5 control-label'
bb.wrapper tag: 'div', class: 'col-sm-7' do |bbb|
bbb.use :input
bbb.use :hint, wrap_with: { tag: 'p', class: 'help-block' }
end
end
b.wrapper tag: 'div', class: 'col-md-3 side-validation' do |bc|
bc.use :error, wrap_with: { tag: 'span', class: 'help-block' }
end
end
Then to use this wrapper, find the input where you want to apply custom wrapper, and do this:
<%= f.input :resume, as: :attachment_preview, wrapper: :horizontal_file_input %>
Boom! It will be rendered with your custom settings! Also, you can set wrapper to the form to alter the default wrappers for all of its inputs. So if you do:
<%= simple_form_for(@staff, as: :staff,
url: staffs_path,
method: "post",
wrapper: :horizontal_form) do |f| %>
Then all of its input fields will default to use :horizontal_form
wrapper (which is also another Simple Form Bootstrap wrapper)
Hope this helps.
I would suggest looking at using f.label
and f.input_field
instead of f.input
since it would allow you to place the components as you would like and adding your images where you want them.
Check out the Simple_Form documentation for more information and examples.
Example:
<%= simple_form_for @user do |f| %>
<%= f.label :username %>
<%= f.input_field :username %>
<img xxxx>
<%= f.button :submit %>
<% end %>