When should I use “:object =>” or “:collection =>” to pass an object
reference to a partial vs reference an instance variable directly with
the partial?
I would value best practice/opinions/pros/cons on this.
I use collection to loop through a list. So, render :partial =>
‘comment’, :collection => @comments saves me a few lines of code over
putting a loop inside the view or partial. :object would be useful
when showing just a single record. So, maybe something like this
makes sense:
<%= @post.title %>
<%= @post.body %> <%= render :partial => 'author', :object => @post.author %> <%= render :partial => 'comment', :collection => @comments %>This gives me a post, a partial for its author, and a partial for each
comment.
Cheers