app/helpers/application_helper.rb
module ApplicationHelper
def sortable(column, title=nil)
title ||= column.titleize
css_class = (column == sort_column) ? "current #{sort_direction}" : nil
direction = (column == sort_column && sort_direction == "asc") ? "desc" : "asc"
link_to title, {:sort => column, :direction => direction}, {:class => css_class}
end
end