Yesod Editable Table

Question

I need to make a table with an editable column. Each row is a separate record. I want to be able to display hundreds of records, perform edits to them and then submit them back to the server for updating. I am not sure this is really supported by the forms infrastructure.

Is there a way to make a repeatable form such that I would get a list of results back? This seems to be the closest solution I can envision without writing my own in javascript. Any ideas on this would be welcome.

Answer 1

Don't reinvent the wheel. Just use one of the full featured js grids like jqgrid or extjs if you want the full pack of UI components. I use jqgrid with yesod, edit rows both in grid and in outside panel and submit the changes back.

I think the problem with your approach is that you found your hammer (yesod forms library) and now looking for a nail. You don't have to use every bit of yesod just because its there.