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Automatic Body ID in Rails
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bodyid.rb
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# place in /app/helpers/application_helper.rb #
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def bodytag_id
a = controller.class.to_s.underscore.gsub(/_controller$/, '')
b = controller.action_name.underscore
"#{a}-#{b}".gsub(/_/, '-')
end
#################
# place in html #
#################
<body id="<%= bodytag_id %>" class="standard">
http://www.fivesevensix.com/posts/2005/04/15/automatic-body-tag-id-with-rails
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