rails render action with anchor

Question

i have a form with simple_form gem. if i digit the url in the browser with the anchor tag it works:

localhost:3000/contacts/#new_contact #show me the correct form in the page

this is my controller:

class ContactsController < ApplicationController

  def index
    @message = Contact.new()
  end

  def create

    @message = Contact.new(msg_params)
    @message.request = request
    if @message.deliver
      redirect_to contacts_path , flash: { success: 'Ok' }
    else
      render action: :index #how can i render the new_contact anchor??
    end

  rescue   ScriptError
    redirect_to contacts_path , flash: { error: 'spam' }
  end

  private
  def msg_params
    params.require(:contact).permit(:name,:email,:message,:spam)
  end
end

this is my form:

<%= simple_form_for @message, defaults: { label: false} do |f| %>
    <%= f.input :name %>
    <%= f.input :email %>
    <%= f.input :message, :as => :text,input_html: { rows: 7 } %>

    <div class="hidden">
      <%= f.input :spam, :hint => 'Leave this field blank!' %>
    </div>

    <%= f.button :submit, 'Send', class: 'btn-block btn-success btn-lg' %>

<% end %>

how can i show the new_contact anchor with the render method?

Answer 1

You can't use render to modify the anchor tag. In fact, render has nothing at all to do with the URI.

You can use existing links to link to "/url#anchor", redirect there, or use javascript to achieve the same effect.

You might also need to add :id => 'anchor' if the anchor itself isn't setup on the form.