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    copied!<p>Im having trouble understanding my options for time_select. My goal is to have only user created time selections render in my show action after form submission. </p> <p>What is happening however is a default time of 12:00 AM being rendered for all time_select fields not touched by a user. I am looking for a way to either stop default time values from saving (which if I had to guess, isn't possible), or create a conditional that would allow me to prevent default time values from rendering.</p> <p>I have looked over the following with no success so far:</p> <ol> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/559584/nil-value-on-datetime-select">Nil value on datetime_select?</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10851659/optional-time-select-with-allow-blank-defaults-to-0000">Optional time_select with allow_blank defaults to 00:00</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8695745/rails-time-select-set-default">Rails time_select set default</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9514520/rails-3-how-to-prevent-my-validations-to-pass-a-nil-time-from-time-select-dro">Rails 3: How to prevent my validations to pass a &quot;nil time&quot; from time_select dropdowns?</a></li> <li><a href="http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/Helpers/DateHelper.html#method-i-time_select" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/Helpers/DateHelper.html#method-i-time_select</a></li> </ol> <p>Here is my code: </p> <pre><code>_form.html.erb (only the snippet that I am having trouble with for brevity) &lt;td&gt; &lt;span style="display: block; width: auto; margin-left: 4%"&gt; &lt;%= f.time_select :med1_time_of_day1, { include_blank: true, twelve_hour: true, minute_step: 15, ampm: true }, style: "width: 45%;" %&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="display: block; width: auto; margin-left: 4%"&gt; &lt;%= f.time_select :med1_time_of_day2, { include_blank: true, twelve_hour: true, minute_step: 15, ampm: true }, style: "width: 45%;" %&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="display: block; width: auto; margin-left: 4%"&gt; &lt;%= f.time_select :med1_time_of_day3, { include_blank: true, twelve_hour: true, minute_step: 15, ampm: true }, style: "width: 45%;" %&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="display: block; width: auto; margin-left: 4%"&gt; &lt;%= f.time_select :med1_time_of_day4, { include_blank: true, twelve_hour: true, minute_step: 15, ampm: true }, style: "width: 45%;" %&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt; </code></pre> <hr> <pre><code>show.html.erb &lt;table class="table table-bordered table-striped"&gt; &lt;thead&gt; &lt;th&gt;Medication Name &amp; Instructions for Use&lt;/th&gt; &lt;th&gt;Time of Day&lt;/th&gt; &lt;th&gt; Day(s) of the Month Medication was Taken &lt;/th&gt; &lt;/thead&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;%= @med_record_form.med1_name %&gt; &lt;%= @med_record_form.med1_instruct %&gt; &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;% unless @med_record_form.med1_time_of_day1.nil? %&gt; &lt;%= @med_record_form.med1_time_of_day1.strftime("%I:%M %p") %&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;% end %&gt; &lt;% unless @med_record_form.med1_time_of_day2.nil? %&gt; &lt;%= @med_record_form.med1_time_of_day2.strftime("%I:%M %p") %&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;% end %&gt; &lt;% unless @med_record_form.med1_time_of_day3.nil? %&gt; &lt;%= @med_record_form.med1_time_of_day3.strftime("%I:%M %p") %&gt; &lt;br/&gt; &lt;% end %&gt; &lt;% unless @med_record_form.med1_time_of_day4.nil? %&gt; &lt;%= @med_record_form.med1_time_of_day4.strftime("%I:%M %p") %&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;% end %&gt; &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt; </code></pre> <blockquote> <p>Note: I've also tried replacing @instance_var.nil? with @instance_var.blank? and @instance_var.empty? without success.</p> </blockquote> <hr> <p>And just in case the controller is needed...</p> <pre><code> med_record_forms_controller.rb class MedRecordFormsController &lt; ApplicationController before_filter :get_resident def index @med_record_form = @resident.med_record_forms end def new @med_record_form = @resident.med_record_forms.build end def create @med_record_form = @resident.med_record_forms.build(params[:med_record_form]) if @med_record_form.save redirect_to [@resident, @med_record_form] #, flash_class[:success] = "Form was created!" else render 'new' #, flash[:error] = "There was a problem with the form" end end def show @med_record_form = @resident.med_record_forms.find(params[:id]) end def update @med_record_form = @resident.med_record_forms.find(params[:id]) if @med_record_form.update_attributes(params[:med_record_form]) flash[:success] = "Form updated" redirect_to controller: 'residents', action: 'show', id: params[:id] else render 'edit', flash[:error] = "Unable to update form" end end def edit @med_record_form = @resident.med_record_forms.find(params[:id]) end def destroy @med_record_form = @resident.med_record_forms.find(params[:id]) @med_record_form.destroy flash[:notice] = "You sure?" redirect_to resident_med_record_forms_path end private # get_resident converts the resident_id given by the routing # into an @resident object, for use in this controller &amp; coresponding views def get_resident @resident = Resident.find(params[:resident_id]) end end </code></pre>
 

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