Playing with link_to helper

Rails
1

Hi *,
someone has suggestions on how to improve this code ? For example I’d
like my parameteres to be similar to the original link_to
helper, :controller => :blah, :action => :blah and so on …

def link_to_current_class(name, controller, action)
link_to name, :controller => controller, :action => action if
params[:controller] != controller
link_to name, { :controller => controller, :action => action },
{ :class => ‘current’ }
end

A better naming is also appreciated :slight_smile:

ngw

2

I think something like this should work

def clever_name_for_link_helper(text, controller, action)
options = (if params[:controller] == controller) ? {:class =>
:current} :
{}
link_to text, {:controller => controller, :action => action}, options
end

I had a hard time with the name [obviously the one I used isn’t real]
because link_to_current_class implies you’re linking to the
current_class.
Perhaps link_with_current_class or mark_link_if_current_class or
something?

RSL