I seem to have missed something in my (limited) rails experience. I can put lots of stuff in helpers for the views to call but these methods aren''t accessible to the controller. Now they always bang on about "Dont Repeat Yourself" but I have to repeat some methods that I need in the controller as well. Surely this is not "A Good Thing"? Am I doing something wrong? G. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
In you controller, just add helper :sample On 5/25/07, giorgio <george.peverell-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > > I seem to have missed something in my (limited) rails experience. > > I can put lots of stuff in helpers for the views to call but these > methods aren''t accessible to the controller. > > Now they always bang on about "Dont Repeat Yourself" but I have to > repeat some methods that I need in the controller as well. Surely this > is not "A Good Thing"? > > Am I doing something wrong? > > G. > > > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
I like to jam common pieces into modules in the lib directory. Does anyone know if it is it considered good practice to mix controller and view functionality in the helper files. I see the helper :sample like sishen pointed out in plugins and core code, but I have also heard from others that one should only put modules for use with views in the helper directory. giorgio wrote:> I seem to have missed something in my (limited) rails experience. > > I can put lots of stuff in helpers for the views to call but these > methods aren''t accessible to the controller. > > Now they always bang on about "Dont Repeat Yourself" but I have to > repeat some methods that I need in the controller as well. Surely this > is not "A Good Thing"? > > Am I doing something wrong? > > G.-- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Components are for sharing common controller/view. Sometimes there is no sure way of where to put your code, and for that. application.rb and helper it. I personally, break up a lot of my codes into plugins and lib files. Zach Inglis → Blog -- http://www.zachinglis.com → Company -- http://www.lt3media.com → Portfolio -- http://portfolio.zachinglis.com On May 24, 2007, at 9:25 PM, giorgio wrote:> > I seem to have missed something in my (limited) rails experience. > > I can put lots of stuff in helpers for the views to call but these > methods aren''t accessible to the controller. > > Now they always bang on about "Dont Repeat Yourself" but I have to > repeat some methods that I need in the controller as well. Surely this > is not "A Good Thing"? > > Am I doing something wrong? > > G. > > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
I''m afraid I still dont get it.. I can put a method in application_helper.rb I can then put helper:application in the controller I still cant call that method from the controller. How do you call it? G. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Hello Giorgio,
If you have a method that you would like to access both from your
views and from your controllers, put it into ''application.rb'',
and
mark it as a helper method using the method "helper_method". For
example, if you had a method called ''my_helpful_method'' in
application.rb, just add the line ''helper_method
:my_helpful_method''
above it, like this:
# in the file application.rb
helper_method :my_helpful_method
def my_helpful_method
"I do something very useful!"
end
Now you can access my_helpful_method both from controllers and from views.
I hope that helps,
-Seth
On 5/25/07, giorgio
<george.peverell-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:>
> I''m afraid I still dont get it..
>
> I can put a method in application_helper.rb
> I can then put helper:application in the controller
>
> I still cant call that method from the controller.
>
> How do you call it?
>
> G.
>
>
> >
>
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Hey Giorgio, I agree with you On May 25, 2:12 pm, "Seth Morabito" <smorab...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Hello Giorgio, > > If you have a method that you would like to access both from your > views and from your controllers, put it into ''application.rb'', and > mark it as a helper method using the method "helper_method". For > example, if you had a method called ''my_helpful_method'' in > application.rb, just add the line ''helper_method :my_helpful_method'' > above it, like this: > > # in the file application.rb > helper_method :my_helpful_method > def my_helpful_method > "I do something very useful!" > end > > Now you can access my_helpful_method both from controllers and from views. > > I hope that helps, > > -Seth > > On 5/25/07, giorgio <george.pever...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > > > I''m afraid I still dont get it.. > > > I can put a method in application_helper.rb > > I can then put helper:application in the controller > > > I still cant call that method from the controller. > > > How do you call it? > > > G.--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
I am having a problem in that variables that get set in the method are available to controllers but not the views. The method gets invoked from the view but its variables are not being received in the view. For example if I have a @my_helpful_var = ''xyz'' then in the view I can''t get the value of @my_helpful_var in my view .rhtmls. I can get to it in my controllers How do I get around this? On May 25, 10:04 am, Akhil <bansalakhil30...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Hey Giorgio, > I agree with you > > On May 25, 2:12 pm, "Seth Morabito" <smorab...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > Hello Giorgio, > > > If you have a method that you would like to access both from your > > views and from your controllers, put it into ''application.rb'', and > > mark it as a helper method using the method "helper_method". For > > example, if you had a method called ''my_helpful_method'' in > > application.rb, just add the line ''helper_method :my_helpful_method'' > > above it, like this: > > > # in the file application.rb > > helper_method :my_helpful_method > > def my_helpful_method > > "I do something very useful!" > > end > > > Now you can access my_helpful_method both from controllers and from views. > > > I hope that helps, > > > -Seth > > > On 5/25/07, giorgio <george.pever...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > > I''m afraid I still dont get it.. > > > > I can put a method in application_helper.rb > > > I can then put helper:application in the controller > > > > I still cant call that method from the controller. > > > > How do you call it? > > > > G.--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---