What is the best way to do this?
A Andover B Babson ... C ... . ... . ... . ...
<%= @letter = 'a' %> <% while @letter != 'z' %> <%= @letter %> <% for school in @schools %> <% if school.title.first == @letter %> <%= link_to h (school.title), new_school_course_path(school) %> <% end %> <% end %> <br/> <%= @letter.succ %> <br/> <% end %>
i think this: http://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/alphabar
<% ('A'..'Z').each do |letter| this_letter = @schools.select {|school| school.title =~ /^#{letter}/} %> <%= letter %> <% this_letter.each do |schools| %> <%= link_to h (school.title), new_school_course_path(school) %> <% end %> <% end %>
That's just from memory, but it should work...
--Jeremy
Or a little fancier:
<% by_letter = @schools.group_by {|school| school.title[0,1]} -%> <dl> <% ('A'..'Z').each do |letter| -%> <dt><%= letter %></dt> <% if by_letter.has_key?(letter) -%> <% by_letter[letter].sort.each do |school| -%> <dd><%= link_to h(school.title), new_school_course_path(school) %><br /></dd> <% end -%> <% else -%> <dd style="color: grey;">(none)</dd> <% end -%> <% end -%> </dl>
-Rob
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