fields for - Rails 4 and fields_for using seed data. How to pre-populate form? -

the goal pre-populate form seed data: https://github.com/ornerymoose/garageapp

the relevant code iterating on stall numbers in garages_controller.rb:

  def new     @garage = garage.new     in 1..5        @garage.cars.build :stall_number =>     end   end 

this give 5 stall_number string values of 1, 2, 3, 4, , 5. instead of that, how iterate on values in seeds.rb file?

car.create(stall_number: "stall1") car.create(stall_number: "stall2") car.create(stall_number: "stall3") car.create(stall_number: "stall4") car.create(stall_number: "stall5") 

so instead of stall_numbers having values of 1, 2, 3, 4, , 5. have string values listed in seeds.rb file.

here fields_for block in garage _form.html.erb:

  <%= f.fields_for :cars |builder| %>       <p>enter license car parked in stall: <%= builder.object.stall_number %></p>       <%= builder.label :license, "license #:" %><br />       <%= builder.text_field :license %>   <% end %> 

any input on matter appreciated.

just same loop in seed file.

for in 1..5    car.create(stall_number: "stall" + i.to_s) end 

if static, create them in array , call them.

array = ["stalla", "stalldc", "stall874", "stallnn", "stallpo", "stalsf", "stallre", "stall456", "stall39", "stall99"]  array.each {|x| car.create(stall_number: x)}