auto complete on name / save the id

[Mahmoud Gamal]

Hi there,
i'm following nested models/ nested forms tutorial for adding dynamically the fields_for some nested objects

i have an issu here
when in one of the nested forms i have auto-complete-field which autocomplete on -name- but i have to save the -id- not the name,

so i provided the id_element: "#user_id"
to refer to the id of the hidden field which hold the user_id

<%= f.autocomplete_field :user_id, autocomplete_user_name_orders_path, id_element: "#user_id", class: "form-control", placeholder: "foo bar" %>

<%= f.hidden_field :user_id, id="user_id" %>

but the problem here, when adding new nested form, using the link_to_add_fields
it renders the nested form below the previous one, but the params when the form is submitted
sends the user_id only for one of the many nested forms that have been added

"check"=>{"name"=>"Check1", "orders_attributes"=>{"1384356270355"=>{"user_id"=>"6", "_destroy"=>"false"}, "1384356273476"=>{"user_id"=>"", "_destroy"=>"false"}}}

all because, the id of the hidden field is not unique for every newly added nested form

i need your help to overcome this issue
Thanks in advance

KindRegards,
Mhmoud

[Manu S Ajith]

@mhmoudgmal you should specify a unique id for your hidden field, else it will update only the first element with user_id.
This is not a bug/issue with this gem

[Mahmoud Gamal]

thanks, i already overcome this situatio, thanks

On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Manu S Ajith (Neo) <
[e-mail]> wrote:

@mhmoudgmal https://github.com/MhmoudGmal you should specify a unique
id for your hidden field, else it will update only the first element with
user_id.
This is not a bug/issue with this gem

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