On Dec 6, 2011, at 1:39 PM, Colin Law wrote: > On 6 December 2011 19:32, Craig White <[email protected]> wrote: >> This is getting perhaps a little too complex for my mind to handle. >> >> What I'm trying to accomplish is to generate a list of of hosts which are >> clickable links from my related Person model. >> >> Person # return an array with links >> def hostlist_linked >> if self.host == nil then >> results = [] >> else >> results = self.host.sort {|a,b| a <=> b }.collect { |host| "link_to " + >> Setting[:base_url] + "/hosts/" + host + ", " + host + "<br>" } >> >> end >> return results >> end >> >> and my view code has this... >> <%= (@person.hostlist_linked.each do |host| host; end).to_s.html_safe %> >> >> but that doesn't actually give me links and just outputs the URL as text and >> the link_to doesn't actually function. > > The link_to must be executed as ruby, which your code makes no attempt > to do. Much easier just to put the urls in the collection then do the > link_to in the loop, something like > <% @person.hostlist_linked.each do |host| %> > <%= link_to host %> > <% end %> ---- which is what I ended up doing. I thought I posted a follow up but sometimes this stupid Apple Mail sends it to myself instead (when I reply to the list).
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