Using "if else" in a helper

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Hello,

I am trying to move some logic from my views into a helper. If album with id 123 is found the view displays "found". If I replace 123 with something that does not exists the page is just blank... Why don't I get the "not found" message?

Any ideas?

#album view <%= link_to_album rescue nil %>

#album helper   def link_to_album     if Album.find(123)       link_to "found", @album     else       link_to "not found", @album     end   end

Best regards. Asbjørn Morell.

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Fire up your console and see what happens when you try these:

Album.find(123)

Album.find_by_id(123)