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NoMethodError, undefined method 'bid'

Ive been trying to call a helper method from my controller on a rails object and i continue to get this error. Here is all my code. class AuctionsController < ApplicationController helper_method :bid def bid @auction =…
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Only need simple_format when there are is new line \n

I have some strings that contain carriage return (new lines), and using the helper method simple_format works perfect for that. Unfortunately though, now all strings get the wrapping tag and class defined with simple_format, and that creates…
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Check if a specific script is present from an helper/extension method in MVC C#

Is there a way to check in a helper/extension method if a certain script is present in a view? My idea is to create a custom TextBoxFor() method where the focus is moved to the next input once the present one reach the maxLenght.
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Executing ruby code from a view in rails

This code is executed from a view, and it works: <% @metaTags = OpenGraph.fetch('http://www.someurl.com') || nil %> <% if @metaTags != nil %> postTitle = truncateStr('<%= @metaTags.title %>', 72); <% end %> I'd like to do the same but passing…
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Use a helper method on a interpolated string

I am looking to see how I would set up my :notice to incorporate a helper method, at the moment I have this and get 'undefined method to_dollars': notice: "Thank you for your payment of #{to_dollars(amount)}" Controller def create @donation =…
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Came across this code & I'm wondering why this static helper method is needed?

I did not write this code, All credit goes to the person that is hosting the link. So here is a link to the code and the guy who wrote it is listed on github also... Link -Github SourceCode- Here is the method preview: (see class below) //helper…
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Helper method from application_controller not accessible from view

Application controller has a helper methods : current_user is accessible from all my views. But pro_user is completely inaccessible from my view. def current_user @current_user ||= User.find_by_auth_token( cookies[:auth_token]) if…
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Standalone helper_method checking for presence, e.g. @user.name if existent?

In the view I normally check for presence of a value like this: <%= @user.name if @user.name.present? %> Does it exist something shorter that understands my intention and not needing to repeat what I want to check? I'm looking for something like…
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Helper Method does not work in my Index Page, Star Rating Sytem

I've implemented a Star Rating System using this tutorial http://eighty-b.tumblr.com/post/1569674815/creating-an-ajaxified-star-rating-system-in-rails-3 The Ajax works perfectly and so do my methods on the BOOKS SHOW PAGE But for some reason, my…
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Create a list of clickable links in a Helper module

A user has a set of saved links. Each link has the properties address and text. These can be accessed like so: @user.links.first.address @user.links.first.text How would I generate a list of a tags for all links that a user has saved in a helper…
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Send javascript variable to rails helper method

I have an array of video names, I want to grab a random video name from this array. But when I call a helper method to do all this, I get the same random number, and random video each time. I believe this is because the helper method is only called…
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generic helper to get ObjectResult that will match any given EntityObject

trying to make a generic SQL Query via a method that will fetch data i was making this code public ObjectResult getUsersRes(string sqlStr, string ColNameAsfilter, string FiltersValue,string OrderByFilter="") { string…
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Cannot access helper method?

Here is a strange issue. In my application helper, there is a method named test, and an other method named article_url. I have the article resource, and generate its url_helpers. In the test method, i call article_url, but it access the url_helper…
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Rails application - how to display an array or arrays

I have a homepage view in my rails app and I also have two types of content, articles and events. I'd like to have a partial on the homepage that displays the most recent articles and events together (mixed, like a news feed). Articles should be…
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Serving an array of different content types in Rails

I have two content types, articles and events. I want to create a partial on my homepage to serve an array of both. I was thinking of creating a helper method called latest_news, something like this def latest_news(limit=12) @articles =…
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