Rails helper functions

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Where can I find a complete list of Rails helper functions (such as form_for)?

Max Chernyak · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-08 04:16:36Z

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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.

answered Dec 8, 2009 at 4:16

Max Chernyak

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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.

You can download or browse the source of the current stable version of Rails (2.3.x) here: github.com/rails/rails/tree/2-3-stable

samg · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-08 04:32:00Z

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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.

answered Dec 8, 2009 at 4:32

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It looks like Chapter 11 covers helpers in detail. The full text of the book is on safaribooksonline.com, for those with subscriptions.