How do I pass an array to fields_for in Rails?

Question

I want to use fields_for on a subset of records in an association.

I have a Month model, which has_many :payments.

But

Answer 1

You can add additional association for large payments, for example:

class Month < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :payments
  has_many :large_payments, :class_name => "Payment", :conditions => "value > 1000000"
end

After that you can use fields_for in common way:

- fields_for :large_payments

I think to encapsulate this logic on a model side is a better approach then in the view.

Answer 2

You can, however, use an array of objects without having to create any additional associations. For example, let's say that in your controller you prepared some array of @large_payments, then in the view you can do the following:

<%= f.fields_for :payments, @large_payments do |payment| %> ...

That way if you've got a pretty big form or multiple pages of forms, and you don't want to have to create an additional association for each group that you want to display, you don't have to.