Hi, are you sure its a string? just check with @state.class, and also try to print the value before the if (so as to confirm its not getting modified later on)
-NAYAK On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 11:38 PM, Fididle Fididle < [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, Please help me with this maddening little problem. > > The if statement in the controller (below) does not detect the string > "ALL" contained in params[:state]. This param was entered in a form > (not shown here). > > I can see on the rendered page (below) that this variable is indeed > present in the '@state' variable as it is rendered correctly. > > The question then is why the if '@state == "ALL"' condition is not > "true"? If it were true, @debug should be == 1. > > I have also tried using a regex 'if @state =~ /ALL/' to no avail. > > Thanks! > > ---------- > controller > --------- > ... > def search > ... > @state = params[:state] > @debug = 0 > if @state == "ALL" > @debug = 1 > end > ... > end > > ----- > view > ----- > > ... > > <p>DEBUG: @state = <%= @state %><br \> > DEBUG: @debug = <%= @debug %><br \> > </p> > ... > > > -------------- > rendered page > -------------- > > DEBUG: @state = ALL > DEBUG: @debug = 0 > > > Thanks! > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
