ruby on rails - How to edit output from Ransack's "sort_link" method? -

ruby on rails - How to edit output from Ransack's "sort_link" method? -

as total noob ruby on rails have, hope, simple question.

i'm using ransack gem powerfulness site's search bar , there bunch of great methods. 1 of them sort_link method makes table of results sortable clicking on element.

the problem when sorts, injects  ▼ (or  ▲) after column header name.

all i'm trying edit output <span>▲</span> or <span>▼</span> instead. after looking everywhere , asking question in #rubyonrails irc can't seem find way customize output.

as stop-gap, i've written javascript straight manipulate dom feels dirty approach, in custom site!

any help here awesome.

thanks!

here in ransack gem source on github

# lib/ransack/constants.rb:5-6 module ransack module constants asc = 'asc'.freeze desc = 'desc'.freeze asc_arrow = '&#9650;'.freeze # <- ascending arrow desc_arrow = '&#9660;'.freeze # <- descending arrow # ..snipped..

to swap arrow directions, re-create file application here: /lib/ransack/constants.rb , swap 2 html entities (or swap asc_arrow , desc_arrow).

edit

to add together span tag , remove non-breaking space, modify helper method handles both.

in this file take helper method

# lib/ransack/helpers/form_helper.rb:143 def link_name(label_text, dir) [erb::util.h(label_text), order_indicator_for(dir)] .compact .join(ransack::constants::non_breaking_space) .html_safe end

and modify to:

wrap order indicator arrow in span tag remove nbsp;

copy raw file application (to /lib/ransack/helpers/form_helper.rb) , alter method like:

# lib/ransack/helpers/form_helper.rb:143 def link_name(label_text, dir) [erb::util.h(label_text), content_tag(:span, order_indicator_for(dir))] .compact .html_safe end

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