# Instance variable as source in image\_tag

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instance-variable-as-source-in-image-tag/82736>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 20, 2007, 3:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instance-variable-as-source-in-image-tag/82736 "2007-01-20T03:03:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![tomtoday](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@tomtoday](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tomtoday)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 3:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instance-variable-as-source-in-image-tag/82736/1 "2007-01-20T03:03:10Z")

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I would like to use an instance variable as the source in my image tag.  
Is something like this possible? For example:

\<%= image\_tag(@new\_image) %\>

linked to an action that uses a model with:

@new\_image = “some\_image.jpg”

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**Author:** ![tomtoday](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@tomtoday](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tomtoday)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instance-variable-as-source-in-image-tag/82736/2 "2007-01-20T14:34:33Z")

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If it’s an instance variable from a model, you’ll have to go  
attr\_reader :thingie in the model, and  
image\_tag(@instance\_of\_model.thingie)