Rails Helper methods

Nulty

Looking to make a helper method in a rails class for users:

module UsersHelper

  def self.full_name
    self.first_name + ' ' + self.last_name
  end
end

I know thats probably way off but. I can make helpers that take arguments but not the ones that you stick on the end of another object.

I also tried assigning it to a local variable but I'm not exactly sure what the problem is cause the view never seems to recognise the helpers existence. I'm getting this in the output/view

undefined method `full_name' for #<User:0x8946724>
Extracted source (around line #10):

7: 
8: <p>
9:   <b>Username:</b>
10:   <%= @user.full_name %>
11: </p>
12: 
13: <p>

Any help?

Giblet

I've never used rails, but can you make the extension method static, or is there a globals file ?

Nulty

Giblet wrote: »

I've never used rails, but can you make the extension method static, or is there a globals file ?

eh...I don't know. The helper methods are automatically included. I'm trying to execute the method within the users controller so it really should be recognising it there. I can make this work:

<p>
  <b>Name:</b>
  <%= full_name(@user.first_name, @user.last_name ) %>
</p>

module UsersHelper

	  def full_name( first, last)
		@user.first_name + ' ' + @user.last_name
	end
    end

This works so I'm just writing the code wrong - I reckon its a "know what your doing" problem! :pac:

Nulty

I put it in the Model....it works now.

Much learning to be done - long days ahead!