Scott Holland wrote:
My app has a private messaging system and I need to be able to put “Re:” in the subject line when a user replies to a message.
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<input type="text" value="Re: <%= @message.subject %>">
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My problem is how do I stop the “Re:” building up when I save it to the database.
In the above case it could be done with something like:
<%= 'Re: ' unless @message.subject.starts_with?('Re:') %>
But it strikes me as something that's better placed in the model, not the UI.
