Gudleik Rasch wrote in post #966781: > I have some custom helper classes under lib/ that need to access the > routes (link_to/url_for/etc): > http://gist.github.com/520529 > > But when I call <%= magic_link Product.first %>
NEVER DO THAT! Product.first does a database call. Therefore, it should *never* be used in the view. The view should never, ever touch the database under any circumstances. Instead, make the database call in the controller and set an @instance variable. from the view it renders > the error What error? You'll probably need to include ActionController::UrlWriter in your helper. Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org [email protected] -- 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 [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.
