Fields_for and jQuery compatibility

Question

I actually just copy the old question from railsforum when he asked it back in May 2009, and the only answer is authoring, which fixes an inelegant fix. I was wondering if anyone knows a better way? Otherwise, I'm going to end up using javascript to move a hidden field like it.

Here is the original question:

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Hello! Thanks for any good advice on this topic:

Is it possible to override the automatic generation of hidden Rails identification fields in fields_for for the has_many association? I would like to create my own so that I can choose where it is.

That's why:

I am trying to place the jQuery-ui Accordion widget around a form that looks something like this:

<div id="diagram_elements_form">
    <% diagram_form.fields_for :elements do |element_fields| %>
        <% link_to "#" do %>
            <%= element_fields.object.name %>
        <% end %>
        <%= render :partial => "edit_element_base", :locals => { :f => element_fields }  %>
    <% end %>
</div>

A simplified model is as follows:

class Diagram < ActiveRecord::Base
    has_many :elements
    accepts_nested_attributes_for :elements
end

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jQuery UI/Accordion html :

<div id="accordion">
    <a href="#">First header</a>
    <div>First content</div>
    <a href="#">Second header</a>
    <div>Second content</div>
</div>

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<div id="accordion">
    <input type="hidden" name="...id" value="2" />
    <a href="#">First header</a>
    <div>First content</div>
    <input type="hidden" name="...id" value="3" />
    <a href="#">Second header</a>
    <div>Second content</div>
</div>

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Answer 1

Rails 2.3.5 f.hidden_field(:id), , , Rails .

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