def self.search(params)
self.where(params['search']).page(params[:page])
end
On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 9:56:54 AM UTC-6, Ruby-Forum.com User wrote:
>
> Hi, I'm new here and started working with rails only a month ago.
>
> I'm trying to develop a VideoGame Database that is supposed to contain
> many many entries.
>
> Here's my problem. Currently any new gameentry is listed in my
> index-page like this
>
> [code]
>
> <% @games.each do |game| %>
> <tr>
> <td><%= game.title_german %></td>
> <td><%= game.title_original %></td>
> <td><%= game.release %></td>
> <td><%= game.dlc %></td>
> <td><%= link_to 'Show', game %></td>
> <!-- <td><%= link_to 'Edit', edit_game_path(game) %></td> -->
> <td><%= link_to 'Destroy', game, confirm: 'Are you sure?', method:
> :delete %></td>
> </tr>
> <% end %>
> [/code]
>
> of course that doesn't make a lot of sense. No Shop or library (like
> imdb) would have an accessible page listing the intire datatable. So I
> want the index page only to display those games that were filtered by
> the searchfield, which looks like this.
>
> [code]
>
> <%= form_tag games_path, :method => 'get' do %>
> <p>
> <%= text_field_tag :search, params[:search] %>
> <%= submit_tag "Search", :title_german => nil %>
> </p>
> <% end %>
> [/code]
>
> My Model and my controller are defined as follows:
>
> [code]
> class Game < ActiveRecord::Base
>
> def self.search(search)
> if search
> find(:all, :conditions => ['title_german LIKE ?', "%#{search}%"])
> else
> find(:all)
> end
> end
> end
>
>
> class GamesController < ApplicationController
>
> def index
> @games = Game.search(params[:search])
> end
> end
> [/code]
>
> I was thinking about defining a helper method called "used_search?" in
> the application_controller to used this method in an if-statement which
> determines wether to display the index.html.erb or not...would that be
> the usual way to solve this problem or what do experienced developers
> do? I have no clue!
>
> I would appreciate any kind of help! thanks
>
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