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I'm trying to create two model in just one form. I have user and unit model both are associated with has_many :through association.

user.rb

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :units, :through => :user_unit_assocs
  has_many :user_unit_assocs
end

unit.rb

class Unit < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :users, :through => :user_unit_assocs
  has_many :user_unit_assocs
end

users_controller.rb

class UsersController < ApplicationController
  def create
    @user = User.new(user_params)
    @user.units.build
    respond_to do |format|
      if @user.save
        format.html { redirect_to @user, notice: 'User was successfully created.' }
      else
        format.html { render :new }
      end
    end
  end

  private
  def user_params
      params.require(:user).permit(:username, :email, units_attributes:[:unitname])
    end
end

This is my form, users new

<%= simple_form_for(@user) do |f| %>
  <%= f.simple_fields_for :units do |unit| %>
    <%= unit.input :unitname, required: true %>
  <% end %>
  <%= f.input :name, required: true %>
  <%= f.input :email, required: true %>

  <%= f.button :submit %>
<% end %>

When I run the code, the form only showing a input-field for :name and :email and there is no input-field for units:[:unitname]. How can I show the input-field in the form? Thanks in advance.

References: 1. Rails 4: accepts_nested_attributes_for and mass assignment 2. https://github.com/plataformatec/simple_form/wiki/Nested-Models

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Safwan Marwan
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2 Answers2

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Add

def new
  @user = User.new
  @user.units.build
end

on your controller

Lymuel
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You need to build the association in the new action, not the create action.

Art
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