On Oct 16, 9:22 am, ms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey, > > I've got a general question: when do I use helper and when I do use > partials to modularise certain gui elements? > > For example: I've got a faq list. Each item can be folded and unfolded > using ajax. > > FAQ foo > -> question 1 > -> question 2 > -> question 3 > > So, I wrote a helper "faq_li_tag(args)" which takes the question and > answer for parameters and generates the HTML output. > > But I also could have made a partial which creates the corresponding > output. > > What's the best solution? What are the criterias for this decision in > general? > > Thank you very much! > > Best regards, > ms
I use partials to factor out view templates to make them more readable, and so that I can reuse portions of a view in other templates. I use helpers whenever view logic is starting to get intertwined with the view code. So presentation-only code is in the views/partials, and any logic (is this user an admin? should they see a sidebar now? etc.) goes into helpers. Jeff purpleworkshops.com softiesonrails.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@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
