Grouping 2 lines of code in a helper method - ruby-on-rails

Question

I have a method in my application_helper and 2 lines of code (the last ones in a method) that won't work if they both are active. How to group them in the proper way? (Choosing a code line depends on what page user opens).
def sortable(column, title = nil)
title ||= column.titleize
css_class = sort_column ? "current #{sort_direction}" : nil
direction = sort_column && sort_direction == "asc" ? "desc" : "asc"
link_to title, params.merge(sort: column, controller: 'analyze/consumptions', action: 'grid_report' , direction: direction), {class: css_class, remote: true, method: 'post'}
link_to title, params.merge(sort: column, controller: 'admin/users', action: 'records' , direction: direction), {class: css_class}
end

Answer 1

Only the return value from your sortable helper method will be added to the buffer.
You can explicitly concatenate all values you wish to include (both link_to's), and return the entire string.
def sortable(column, title = nil)
title ||= column.titleize
css_class = sort_column ? "current #{sort_direction}" : nil
direction = sort_column && sort_direction == "asc" ? "desc" : "asc"
"".html_safe.tap do |buffer| # Be sure you do not have unsafe content when using html_safe
buffer << link_to(title, params.merge(sort: column, controller: 'analyze/consumptions', action: 'grid_report' , direction: direction), {class: css_class, remote: true, method: 'post'})
buffer << link_to(title, params.merge(sort: column, controller: 'admin/users', action: 'records' , direction: direction), {class: css_class})
end # The entire buffer will be returned.
end
Note: It seems to me like it would be better to separate sortable into two different methods, one for each link you wish to render.