Rails - default value in text_field but only for new_record?
- by jyoseph
On a Content model have an attribute named slug. When creating a new record, I want to use a helper to populate this field, but on an existing record I want to use the value from the database.
Currently I have:
<%- if @content.new_record? -%>
<%= f.text_field :slug, :value => "#{generate_slug(6)}" %>
<%- else %>
<%= f.text_field :slug %>
<%- end %>
But that seems a bit verbose. Is this the best way, or is there no other way? (Rails newb just trying to find the "Rails way" on issues I'm unsure of)
Edit
I should note that the helper is currently in /app/helpers/application_helper.rb
