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helpers/global_helpers.rb

# select_belongs_to('State', @address, :state_id, State, :name)
def select_belongs_to(title, base, base_attr_id, type, text_method)
  selected = base.send(base_attr_id).to_s
  # Merb.logger.info "  selected => #{selected}"
  select base_attr_id.to_sym, 
         :label => "#{title}:  ", 
         :text_method => text_method.to_sym, 
         :value_method => :id, 
         :collection => type.all.sort do |a,b|
           a.send(text_method.to_s) <=> b.send(text_method.to_s)
         end, 
         :selected => selected
end


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views/addresses/index.html.haml

#show_attributes
  #block
    %ul
      - @addresses.each do |address|
        %li= show_attribute(nil, address.to_s, address)
    = paginate_helper
  #actions
    %ul
      %li= new_btn rest_resource(@parent, :addresses, :new)

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views/addresses/_form.html.haml

%p= text_field :street, :label => "Street"
%p= text_field :city_area_district, :label => "City/Area/District"
%p= text_field :city_town_village, :label => "City/Town/Village"
%p= text_field :postal_code, :label => "Postal (zip) Code"
%p= select_belongs_to('State', @address, :state_id, State, :name)
%p= select_belongs_to('Country', @address, :country_id, Country, :name)
%p= text_field :attention, :label => "Attention"
%p= enum_radio_group :type, [:home,:work,:po_box,:other], @address.type

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