> > > But you are wrong. The view should never, ever, ever touch the > > database. > > Is it considered ok to call model methods if they do not touch the db, > or are model methods forbidden also? >
I would say the view can call instance methods of the model (attributes - real and virtual) but no class methods. So: <%= @user.name %> is OK, but: <% User.first.name %> is not. It's a bit of a contrived example, but there you go. Accessing the model through instance variables you've created is OK, going directly to the model bypassing the controller is not. Cheers, Andy -- 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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
