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How do I use an ActionView::Helper in a Ruby script, outside of Rails?

I am looking to use ActionView::Helpers::NumberHelper from a Ruby script. What all do I need to require etc.?

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Pete Avatar asked Jul 28 '11 00:07

Pete


2 Answers

~> irb
ruby-1.9.2-p180 :001 > require 'action_view'
 => true 
ruby-1.9.2-p180 :002 > ActionView::Base.new.number_to_currency 43
 => "$43.00" 
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Fabio Avatar answered Oct 23 '22 16:10

Fabio


As of Rails 3.2.13, you can do the following:

class MyClass
  include ActionView::Helpers::NumberHelper

  def my_method
    ...
    number_with_precision(number, precision: 2)
    ...
  end
end

You might need to require 'action_view' too.

Edit: This answer is still valid in Rails 4.2.3.

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mrcasals Avatar answered Oct 23 '22 15:10

mrcasals