Rails 'grouped_options_for_select' edit not working

Question

My model

Class Person
   belongs_to :job, class: "Job"
end

 Class Job
    has_ancestry orphan_strategy: :adopt
end

in my view

= form.select(:job_id, Job.all.map { |job| [job.name.titleize, job.id] }, {prompt: 'Job'}, {:class => 'form-control'})

when I use without grouped_options_for_select its working fine. I get the data when updating the record. but my select option is not listing properly

= form.select :job_id, grouped_options_for_select(Job.roots.map { |parent| [parent.name, parent.children.map { |c| [c.name, c.id]}] }), {prompt: 'Select'}, {class: "form-control"}

but when I use this 'grouped_options_for_select' when updating the record. the job id not appearing in my select option

 output 
     Parent1
         child1 <----this is in the select option
         child2 <----this is in the select option
     Parent2
        child1 <----this is in the select option
        child2 <----this is in the select option

for example, I have to edit the record of a job with Parent2<<Child2.

when I load the Job record my select is not getting the right record.

the select box always get the first select option

Answer 1

Check your model. is it right?

Job.roots.map { |parent| [parent.name, parent.children.map { |c| [c.name, c.id]}] }

to

[
    ["Teacher", [["Physics", 2], ["Math", 3]]], 
    ["programmer", [["junior", 5], ["senior", 6]]]
]

But I think Person is not necessary for select's options.

It is snippet for form with select box.

<%= form_for :form do |f| %>
  <%= f.select(
      "job_id",
      grouped_options_for_select(
        Job.roots.map { |parent| [
          parent.name,
          parent.children.map { |child| [child.id, child.name] }
        ] }
      ),
      {prompt: "Select"},
      {class: "form-control"}
      )
  %>
<% end %>

And it is select you want, right?

<select name="form[job_id]" id="form_job_id">
    <option value="">Select</option>
    <optgroup label="Teacher">
        <option value="2">Physics</option>
        <option value="3">Math</option>
    </optgroup>
    <optgroup label="programmer">
        <option value="5">junior</option>
        <option value="6">senior</option>
    </optgroup>
</select>

---

updated answer

when you first select 'Physics' option

  grouped_options_for_select(
    Job.roots.map { |parent| [
      parent.name,
      parent.children.map { |child| [child.id, child.name] }
    ] },
    2  <-- add selected_params value by N
  )

Answer 2

Ref grouped_options_for_select

• Without grouped_options_for_select

Here you are using Job.all you are showing all the jobs i.e. parents & childern.

• With grouped_options_for_select

Here you are using Job.roots & then parent.children basically you are showing only `childern.

In order to display both parent & children with proper listing you have to add parents array in grouped_options_for_select second parameter.

= form.select :job_id, 
  grouped_options_for_select(
    Job.roots.map { |parent| 
      [
        parent.name, 
        [parent.name, parent.id] + parent.children.map { |c| [c.name, c.id]}
       ] 
     }
   ), 
   {prompt: 'Select'}, 
   {class: "form-control"}

Note :- Notice [parent.name, parent.id] + .