Where can I find a complete list of Rails helper functions (such as form_for)?
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A:
Most of them are under ActionView::Helpers in documentation.
There are more available, so downloading Rails source and looking under action_view/helpers is likely your best bet.
hakunin
2009-12-08 04:16:36
Thanks, but I'm a brand new beginner to Rails, and don't exactly know how to download the Rails source and find that information.
Heidi
2009-12-08 04:50:06
You can download or browse the source of the current stable version of Rails (2.3.x) here: http://github.com/rails/rails/tree/2-3-stable
hakunin
2009-12-08 05:16:37
A:
ApiDock is a pretty good source of documentation. Check out http://apidock.com/rails/browse under ActionView::Helpers.
Also Obie Fernandez's book "The Rails Way" has a comprehensive (I believe) chapter on them.
samg
2009-12-08 04:32:00
It looks like Chapter 11 covers helpers in detail. The full text of the book is on safaribooksonline.com, for those with subscriptions.
Heidi
2009-12-08 04:42:15