method
sms_to
v6.1.3.1 -
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- Class:
ActionView::Helpers::UrlHelper
sms_to(phone_number, name = nil, html_options = {}, &block)public
Creates an SMS anchor link tag to the specified phone_number, which is also used as the name of the link unless name is specified. Additional HTML attributes for the link can be passed in html_options.
When clicked, an SMS message is prepopulated with the passed phone number and optional body value.
sms_to has a body option for customizing the SMS message itself by passing special keys to html_options.
Options
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:body - Preset the body of the message.
Examples
sms_to "5155555785" # => <a href="sms:5155555785;">5155555785</a> sms_to "5155555785", "Text me" # => <a href="sms:5155555785;">Text me</a> sms_to "5155555785", "Text me", body: "Hello Jim I have a question about your product." # => <a href="sms:5155555785;?body=Hello%20Jim%20I%20have%20a%20question%20about%20your%20product">Text me</a>
You can use a block as well if your link target is hard to fit into the name parameter. ERB example:
<%= sms_to "5155555785" do %> <strong>Text me:</strong> <% end %> # => <a href="sms:5155555785;"> <strong>Text me:</strong> </a>
