How to use the “number_to_currency” helper method in the model rather than view?

Question

I would like to use to_dollar method in my model like this:

module JobsHelper      
  def to_dollar(amount)
    if amount < 0
      number_to_cur         


        

Answer 1

You need to also include the ActionView::Helpers::NumberHelper

class Job < ActiveRecord::Base
  include ActionView::Helpers::NumberHelper
  include JobsHelper
  def details
    return "Only " + to_dollar(part_amount_received) + 
           " out of " + to_dollar(price) + " received."
  end
end