I have an app
that does a number of collection_selects. There are two general
methods of getting the data and displaying it that I am aware of.
You can do a find in the controller and assign the result to an
instance variable and do the collection_select stuff in the view.
Alternatively you can put the whole find and collection_select in the
view (in erb of course).
To me it seems to clutter up the view to do the find in the view so I
prefer it in the controller. Is there some reason that it would be
better to do it all in the view?
I am looking for opinions here on the ‘best practice’ or does it not
matter?
Is there some reason that it would be
better to do it all in the view?
No.
Ideally, the view is only the presentation layer.
Among other reasons, when you start reusing partials, it will be come
readily apparent why you want to marshal the data in the controller, and
make it available to the view.
Is there some reason that it would be
better to do it all in the view?
No.
Ideally, the view is only the presentation layer.
Among other reasons, when you start reusing partials, it will be come
readily apparent why you want to marshal the data in the controller, and
make it available to the view.
Right. The view never, ever, ever touches the database. If you think
you want it to do so, you've got a design problem.
a tip when using partials: look into :locals option and use it
extensively. Don't assume that a partial can "see" things from the
controller - specify what you want the partial to see using :locals.
It'll pay off in the end.
a tip when using partials: look into :locals option and use it
extensively. Don't assume that a partial can "see" things from the
controller - specify what you want the partial to see using :locals.
It'll pay off in the end.
A most excellent tip. :object and :collection are also very helpful.