simple_form clickable value using link_to

Question

hopefully a simple question.

Is it possible to make the value of a simple_form field a link_to?

I have tried

 = f.input link_to(:project_id,project_path(@project_action_plan.project_id)), readonly: true

and also

= f.input :project_id, :input_html => {:value => link_to @project_action_plan.project_id, project_path(@project_action_plan.project_id)}, readonly: true

But am not getting the desired result.

Google only really brings up this stackoverflow result which was more about then using ajax etc and the simple_form Github doesn't mention anything. I am thinking it may not be possible and that I will have to make the label clickable.

Answer 1

The way the helper methods work is very specific. If you want to write your own custom helper then it's possible to create your own arbitrary formatter methods by creating a subclass of FormBuilder and using that when rendering your forms.

More information on this subject is available in the documentation on Form Helpers.