Using helpers in model: how do I include helper dependencies?

Question

I\'m writing a model that handles user input from a text area. Following the advice from http://blog.caboo.se/articles/2008/8/25/sanitize-your-users-html-input, I\'m cleani

Answer 1

Just change the first line as follows :

include ActionView::Helpers

that will make it works.

UPDATE: For Rails 3 use:

ActionController::Base.helpers.sanitize(str)

Credit goes to lornc's answer