link_to image tag. how to add class to a tag

Question

I am using link_to img tag like following

<%= link_to image_tag(\"Search.png\", :border=>0, :class => \'dock-item\'), 
:action => \'search\', :co         


        

Answer 1

Just adding that you can pass the link_to method a block:

<%= link_to href: 'http://www.example.com/' do %>
    <%= image_tag 'happyface.png', width: 136, height: 67, alt: 'a face that is unnervingly happy'%>
<% end %>

results in:

This has been a life saver when the designer has given me complex links with fancy css3 roll-over effects.