Rails - Jul 2009 - Build a table with content_tag's

Hi,

I have a fastcsv collection (2d array) that I want to display as a
table.  I figured the best way would be a helper function, and build
the table dynamically.

    table = content_tag(:table,
       #tbody begind
       content_tag(:tbody,
           #tr begin
           collection.collect{|row| content_tag(:tr,
               #td begin/end
               row.collect{|field| content_tag(:td, field)},
           :class => cycle(''list-line-odd'',
''list-line-even''))} #tr
end
       ), #tbody end
    :class => ''grid'')  #table end

That works really well until I get to the point where I want to add a
thead or a tfoot.   Is the best way to use a helper for each section
rather than doing the entire table?

Joe Cairns wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a fastcsv collection (2d array) that I want to display as a
> table.  I figured the best way would be a helper function, and build
> the table dynamically.
The best way would probably be to use a couple of nested partials -- one 
for the table as a whole calling one for each row.  That way, you don''t
have to use the awkward syntax of nested content_tags.

Best,
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