Rails number_field alternative for decimal values

Question

I'm trying to accept a decimal value (USD, so 12.24 would be an example) with the number_field method.

<div class="controls">
  <%= f.number_field :amount, :class => 'text_field' %>
</div>

This only allows me to enter integer values.

Answer 1

You can bypass the "only Integers" constraint by adding a Float for the step option:

f.number_field :amount, step: 0.5

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Update: Actually you can use the value 'any' for the step, it will accept all floats and integers, and the step will be 1:

f.number_field :amount, step: :any

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Update for prices:

You can use the rails' helper number_to_currency to display a price inside a number_field:

f.number_field :amount, value: number_to_currency(f.object.amount.to_f, delimiter: '', unit: ''), step: :any

Answer 2

For price fields you can use this:

f.number_field :price, value: @item.price ? '%.2f' % @item.price : nil, min: 0, step: 0.01

It works fine even if you allow blank values.