# Want to put processing logic in Controller but no strip\_tags

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/want-to-put-processing-logic-in-controller-but-no-strip-tags/167566>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 9, 2009, 3:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/want-to-put-processing-logic-in-controller-but-no-strip-tags/167566 "2009-05-09T15:43:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![jianlin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e9bcb4/32.png) [@jianlin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jianlin)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2009, 3:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/want-to-put-processing-logic-in-controller-but-no-strip-tags/167566/1 "2009-05-09T15:43:57Z")

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I want to put the processing logic in the controller… and it has a  
strip\_tags call… and the controller portion will say the function  
doesn’t exist.

so is there a way to call strip\_tags from the controller? (instead of  
from view).

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**Author:** ![jianlin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e9bcb4/32.png) [@jianlin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jianlin)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/want-to-put-processing-logic-in-controller-but-no-strip-tags/167566/2 "2009-05-09T19:44:44Z")

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Jian L. wrote:

> I want to put the processing logic in the controller…  
> […]

No you don’t. In general, that sort of logic should probably be in a  
model. If you can say more about what you’re trying to accomplish,  
perhaps we can give more specific suggestions.

## Best,

Marnen Laibow-Koser  
[http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org)  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

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**Author:** ![jianlin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e9bcb4/32.png) [@jianlin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jianlin)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/want-to-put-processing-logic-in-controller-but-no-strip-tags/167566/3 "2009-05-09T22:22:14Z")

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See this note on getting strip\_tags outside views:

[http://apidock.com/rails/ActionView/Helpers/SanitizeHelper/strip\_tags#537-strip-tags-method-not-functioning-in-controllers-models-or-libs](http://apidock.com/rails/ActionView/Helpers/SanitizeHelper/strip_tags#537-strip-tags-method-not-functioning-in-controllers-models-or-libs)

Regards  
Kieran