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Passing Controller/View Data with Instance Variables

In Rails, instance variables are preceded by the @ symbol. Instance variables in controllers are automatically accessible in view pages. In this way, Rails ties together the model, view, and controller aspects. The result is that you access model data and store it in instance variables in your controller, then display it through using those variables in your view code. Continue reading

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Adding Stylesheets

How can you add a stylesheet to your Rails project? The process is relatively easy. First, add the stylesheet file to the /public/stylesheets folder. Next, link it using the stylesheet_link_tag helper–it takes the name of the stylesheet (no extension). That’s it! Continue reading

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