Mixing User fields with Profile fields in Rails 3 form

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Conceptually, is it possible to have a form in Rails that accepts input for both User and Profile fields? If so, how could I execute that? Do I need to set the form_for for both User and Profile?

The goal is to have two forms (one on the homepage and one at signup) that could potentially mix user/profile information when saved. FYI - here is how I add a user:

user = User.new
user.email = ""
user.password = ""
user.profile = Profile.new
user.profile.save
user.save

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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Yes, you should look into accepts_nested_attributes_for, addressed in the Rails docs here.

For more information, please look into:

This blog discussing the usage.
This StackOverflow question addressing its usage in Rails 3.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 10 '11 at 02:38

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You can use nested form, and a model with nested attributes to accomplish this. Follow the Ryan Bates tutorial on Nested Forms

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Mixing User fields with Profile fields in Rails 3 form

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