# Currency helper

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/currency-helper/177791>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 23, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/currency-helper/177791 "2009-10-23T20:23:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![RVince](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/4491bb/32.png) [@RVince](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RVince)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/currency-helper/177791/1 "2009-10-23T20:23:02Z")

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Is there a helper method available for inputting currency amounts?

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**Author:** ![RVince](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/4491bb/32.png) [@RVince](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RVince)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/currency-helper/177791/2 "2009-10-23T20:25:37Z")

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RVince wrote:

> Is there a helper method available for inputting currency amounts?

What do you need a helper for?

## Best,

Marnen Laibow-Koser  
[http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org)  
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**Author:** ![RVince](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/4491bb/32.png) [@RVince](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RVince)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 12:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/currency-helper/177791/3 "2009-10-24T12:32:18Z")

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Inputting valid currency amounts in a textbox

On Oct 23, 2:25 pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser \<rails-mailing-l…@andreas-

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**Author:** ![RVince](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/4491bb/32.png) [@RVince](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RVince)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 12:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/currency-helper/177791/4 "2009-10-25T00:45:31Z")

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RVince wrote:

> Inputting valid currency amounts in a textbox

How about validates\_numericality\_of ?

> On Oct 23, 2:25�pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser \<rails-mailing-l…@andreas-

## Best,

Marnen Laibow-Koser  
[http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org)  
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