request parameters are always strings. You can convert string parameter to integer in controller using *to_i*method.
On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 1:16 AM, Robert Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > kevid wrote: > > pls can you post the link? > > > http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/Helpers/UrlHelper.html#M001597 > > > Please, is it possible passing a local variable (specifically of type > > "integer") from a view to controller using the "link_to" function > > Although, this is not passing a local variable from the view to the > controller. The link_to helper will generate a new request/response > cycle. Any context you had will be lost, which is why your value must be > passed as either part of the query string or as form data. > > Example from the above doc reference: > > link_to "Nonsense search", searches_path(:foo => "bar", :baz => > "quux") > # => <a href="/searches?foo=bar&baz=quux">Nonsense search</a> > > As noted by Hassan when you read your value from the params hash it will > be a string. Use params[:my_value].to_i to get your FixNum value from > inside your controller action. > -- > 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]<rubyonrails-talk%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > -- Sandip --- www.funonrails.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.
