ruby - Rails - Local Variables versus Instance Variables

Question

while learning Rails, I keep hearing Local vs Instance but I can't find a definition of the two & the differences. And I'd like to avoid making assumptions.

What are the two and how are they different?

Thanks

Answer 1

The main difference between local and instance variable is that local variable is only available in controller, where as instance variable is available in corresponding views also. The controller and views do not share local variables.

Thanks, Anubhaw