On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 6:58 PM, PP Junty <[email protected]> wrote: > > andrew, the problem i see is that you depend on the label of the button. > if a user wants to change the label of one button, let's say to "Abort", > then it requires another method for this particular button. > using > > <%= submit_tag 'Any Label', :name => 'cancel' %> > > and > > def check_for_cancel > unless params[:cancel].blank? > redirect_back_or_default....... > end > end > > you can avoid that. > > > Andrew Porter wrote: >> >> I use a filter - >> before_filter :check_for_cancel, :only => [:create, :update] >> >> and a method >> >> def check_for_cancel >> if params[:commit] == 'Cancel' >> redirect_back_or_default....... >> end >> end > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > > >
I just add a link next to the submit tag labelled 'cancel' with a link to an appropriate page. Technically a button should be used for an action while cancelling is technically the absence of an action. Andrew Timberlake http://ramblingsonrails.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewtimberlake "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education" - Mark Twain --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
