Can I get the name of the current controller in the view?

#to get controller name:
<%= controller.controller_name %>
#=> 'users'

#to get action name, it is the method:
<%= controller.action_name %>
#=> 'show'


#to get id information:
<%= ActionController::Routing::Routes.recognize_path(request.url)[:id] %>
#=> '23'

# or display nicely
<%= debug Rails.application.routes.recognize_path(request.url) %>

reference

controller_name holds the name of the controller used to serve the current view.

Use controller.controller_name

In the Rails Guides, it says:

The params hash will always contain the :controller and :action keys, but you should use the methods controller_name and action_name instead to access these values

ActionController Parameters

So let's say you have a CSS class active , that should be inserted in any link whose page is currently open (maybe so that you can style differently) . If you have a static_pages controller with an about action, you can then highlight the link like so in your view:

<li>
  <a class='button <% if controller.controller_name == "static_pages" && controller.action_name == "about" %>active<%end%>' href="/about">
      About Us
  </a>
</li>