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view_context

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view_context() public

An instance of a view class. The default view class is ActionView::Base

The view class must have the following methods: View.new[lookup_context, assigns, controller]

Create a new ActionView instance for a controller

View#render[options]

Returns String with the rendered template

Override this method in a module to change the default behavior.

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# File actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/rendering.rb, line 86
    def view_context
      view_context_class.new(lookup_context, view_assigns, self)
    end

January 8, 2013

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Helper Methods inside of a Controller

When needing to include a helper method inside of a controller, instead of including the ENTIRE helper module, simply use this method like so:

module ApplicationHelper
  def fancy_helper(str)
    str.titleize
  end
end

class MyController < ApplicationController
   def index
     @title = view_context.fancy_helper "dogs are awesome"
   end
end

view_context

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