How to add a switch toggle button to simple form in rails

Question

I'm using Rails 4 and Simple Form with Bootstrap.

I want that my checkbox will not like that:

<%= c.input :my_bool_field, label: false, class: "form-control" %>

but something like that (I have the CSS for that)

<label class="switch switch-primary">
    <input type="checkbox" />
    <span></span>
</label>

I know I can use simple_form wrappers, but I find them a little bit confusing.. Can someone help me up creating the checkbox with that styling?

Solution 1

Could you go to this link and check it out "Switches". getbootstrap.com

I hope this example serves you, I'm currently use Bootstrap 4.3 and Rails 5.2;

Use a "custom-switch" in the form of your Model and its going to work:

-- model/_form.html.erb

<%= form_with(model: employee, local: true) do |form| %>
 <div class="custom-control custom-switch">
    <%= form.check_box :active, class: "custom-control-input", id: "customSwitch1"   %>
  <label class="custom-control-label" for="customSwitch1">Status: </label>
 </div>
 <div class="actions">
     <%= form.submit %>
 </div>
<% end %>

I hope helps you, I'm a newbie in Rails and Bootstrap.

Regards!

Solution 2

I found this project very useful and complete. It is based on twitter bootstrap: http://www.bootstraptoggle.com/

There is a rails gem that embedded it :

Comments

[Guy Dubrovski]

nope.. the above code is generating: <div class="checkbox"><input value="0" type="hidden" name="designer[company_attributes][email_monthly_summary]"><‌​label><input class="boolean optional user-success" type="checkbox" value="1" checked="checked" name="designer[company_attributes][email_monthly_summary]" id="designer_company_attributes_email_monthly_summary"></lab‌​el></div>

[bkunzi01]

Did you use input_field or just c.input? Input_field should strip away the div wrapper.

[bkunzi01]

There's also a js function for it to work but you may find the easiest approach is to use the switchery-gem found here: github.com/abpetkov/switchery

[Guy Dubrovski]

thanks! it's a great progress the switch button appears but it is not reacting to clicks. here is the generated code: <label class="switch switch-primary"> <input value="0" type="hidden" name="designer[company_attributes][email_monthly_summary]"><‌​label><input label="false" class="boolean optional form-control user-success" type="checkbox" value="1" checked="checked" name="designer[company_attributes][email_monthly_summary]" id="designer_company_attributes_email_monthly_summary"></lab‌​el> <span></span> </label>

[Guy Dubrovski]

that was because the span was outside the label. the order of the label and input are off. any idea how to fix that?

[Guy Dubrovski]

the switchery-gem is a great answer - please move to be an answer and not a comment.

[Draken]

Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference.

[Joe Bloggos]

Hi @GuyDubrovski trying to follow along here....did you get this working? or find another solution?