I have been using "render :partial" throughout my application but have just realised that I am perhaps not using it in the way intended.
I am for example referencing instance variables directly within my partial and not passing them as either an :object or a local variable (:locals). On reflection, this seems bad practice.
For example, I have a partial called "property_name" ("_property_name.rhtml") that renders a text input field:
<% if @property.class == PropertyCollection %> <p><label for="property_name">What would you like to call this collection?</label><br/> <% else %> <p><label for="property_name">What would you like to call this?</
<br/>
<% end %> <%= text_field :property, :name %></p>
I wrote this as a partial because I use it within both create and edit forms, and I wanted to avoid duplication.
As you can see I am currently referring to @property.
Any advice on how I might refactor the above would be much appreciated.
Thanks.