# How can I build my own control?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-build-my-own-control/136662>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 5, 2008, 9:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-build-my-own-control/136662 "2008-05-05T09:57:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![mrhbq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@mrhbq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mrhbq)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 9:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-build-my-own-control/136662/1 "2008-05-05T09:57:46Z")

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I’m a newbie.

I want to build my own control (like User Control in [ASP.NET](http://ASP.NET)), but I  
don’t know how…

Thank you for your help!

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**Author:** ![mrhbq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@mrhbq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mrhbq)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-build-my-own-control/136662/2 "2008-05-05T21:09:47Z")

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I think helpers and partials are the closest analogues to [asp.net](http://asp.net)’s  
controls.

Gratuitous extra advice: don’t make the mistake of trying to write  
[asp.net](http://asp.net) style code in rails–try and get your head around MVC, and the  
various rails conventions/idioms, and see if you like it.

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**Author:** ![mrhbq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@mrhbq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mrhbq)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 10:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-build-my-own-control/136662/3 "2008-05-05T22:15:24Z")

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+1. A “User Control” in rails is a mix of partials and helpers.

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**Author:** ![mrhbq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@mrhbq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mrhbq)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 4:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-build-my-own-control/136662/4 "2008-05-06T04:04:18Z")

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Roy P. wrote:

> I think helpers and partials are the closest analogues to [asp.net](http://asp.net)’s  
> controls.
> 
> Gratuitous extra advice: don’t make the mistake of trying to write  
> [asp.net](http://asp.net) style code in rails–try and get your head around MVC, and the  
> various rails conventions/idioms, and see if you like it.

Thank you, Roy P. !