On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Rajinder Yadav <[email protected]> wrote:
> Conrad Taylor wrote: > > On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Rajinder Yadav <devguy.ca < >> http://devguy.ca>@gmail.com <http://gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> ok this is really basic rails question, but how do I keep an object >> alive between controller action? I thought I could create an object >> and it would remain alive, but I am guessing the controller object >> gets recreated each time? >> >> >> Rajinder, you can store the object in a session. For example, you can do >> the following: >> >> Store: >> >> session[:object_to_persist] = an_object >> >> Retrieve: >> >> some_local_variable = session[:object_to_persist] >> >> For further information, I would recommend reading the relevant section >> from "Agile Web Development with Rails 3rd" by Dave Thomas et al. >> > > Hi Conrad, > > thanks I was not sure session object was the right way to do things. I've > got 3 books on Rails and I'm hoping to get "Agile Web Development with Rails > 3rd" soon =) but I'll will check out the section now. > > Rajinder, you can read the section on "Cart Creation". Also, there's later section(s) in the book that goes into greater detail. Good luck, -Conrad > > >> Good look, >> >> -Conrad >> >> -- Kind Regards, >> Rajinder Yadav >> >> > -- > 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]<rubyonrails-talk%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > -- 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.
