Latest Screencasts (page 2)

Use checkboxes to edit multiple records in one form, where each one has an individual set of form fields.

Add and remove nested model fields dynamically through JavaScript using either Prototype or jQuery.

Handling multiple models in a single form is much easier with the accepts_nested_attributes_for method. See how to use this method to handle nested model fields.

Forms are crucial to how users interact with your site. You can slap a form on a web page in record time with Rails, but basic forms just get you by. For a better user experience, you'll want to customize your forms and create interplay between your models. Learn how to take your forms to the next level from Ryan Bates, one of the most experienced Rails programmers (and screencasters) in the community.

Learn about some of the more advanced functionality of Formtastic including handling many-to-many associations, required fields, and styling.

Formtastic is a concise way to generate form views. In this episode (part 1 of 2) I show how to generate both a simple form and a more complex one which is customized with options.

Security is important! Here I show seven different security flaws which are common to Rails applications ranging from mass assignment to CSRF protection.

Use a virtual attribute to implement a simple tagging feature. In this episode I show you how to assign virtual attributes through a callback instead of a setter method.

Use checkboxes to select multiple records and edit them all in one form as shown in this episode. With virtual attributes you can even edit values relatively!

If you need to create an advanced search with a lot of fields, it may not be ideal to use a GET request as I showed in episode 37. In this episode I will show you how to handle this by creating a Search resource.