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Use UI or Template for helpers

I'm just learning Meteor and I've defined a few helpers that I use in my templates.

I've noticed that I can do this in two different ways, but which solution is considered best practice? And why?

Solution 1

UI.registerHelper('firstChar', function (name) {
  return name.charAt(0);
});

Solution 2

Template.registerHelper('firstChar', function (name) {
  return name.charAt(0);
});
Solution

  • You should stick to solution 2, because this is what is currently documented : https://docs.meteor.com/#/full/template_registerhelper

    The first solution use the previous namespace to define Spacebars helpers (UI), and has been deprecated for months.