How do I access filterrific scope variables directly in Ruby on Rails?

Question

I'm using Ruby on Rails and I'm trying to access a filterrific scope variable from a 'select' drop down in the view for use in the controller.

Basically, my code looks like this.

<%= form_for_filterrific @filter do |c| %>
    <%= c.select(:departments, @filter.select_options[:docs], {}, {style: "width: 140px;"} ) %>
<% end %>

Is there a way for me to get the currently selected doc option from the drop down and send it to a controller?

Answer 1

After form was submitted you can get selected option in controller from params , something like:

params[:filterrific][:departments]

In any case try inspect params in controller to investigate:

puts params.inspect