Links in Search Results

Ruby Apps Ferret
1

I am using a helper method to generate my search result listings:

def search_result_name(result)
case result
when Term
“

#{result.title}


Filed under: Terms”
when Article
“

#{result.title}


Filed under: Articles”
else
result.to_s
end
end

This works perfectly, but I hit a wall when I try to include a link
in the above method. I try using a link_to helper inside a string
interpolation block but Rails does not parse the helper.

Any ideas?

2

I figured it out. All I needed was to move my case statements to my
view and it works (duh!)

3

On Tue, May 01, 2007 at 09:15:47PM +0200, Steven G. wrote:

 else
   result.to_s
 end

end

This works perfectly, but I hit a wall when I try to include a link
in the above method. I try using a link_to helper inside a string
interpolation block but Rails does not parse the helper.

strange, I often use link_to in helpers, i.e. to embed links in list
elements:

def navsec_link(text, link, options = {})
“

  • #{link_to text, link, options}
    • ”
    end

    Jens

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    4

    Ahhhh… i see now.

    My syntax was off. I tried shoving ERB code into the string
    interpolation, silly man that I am.

    Still, I almost prefer this in my view since I am only using results
    like this in one template.

    Thanks for the pointer though, will definitely prove useful for
    something else.