> > It mentions that we have the following in the "routes.rb" file: > > map.connect ':controller/:action/:id' > map.connect ':controller/:action/:id.:format' > > Now, in completing the tutorial, we will add the following to > "routes.rb": > > map.root :controller => "home" > > In the first two statements we have :controller, and in the last > statement, we have a :controller pointing to a value. > > How does Rails determine that the first two statements point to a > :controller other than the last statement? >
Because it's mapping a URL pattern to a controller and action. For example, it means that: http://www.example.com/users Will go to the UsersController's index action (because index is the default action) with no id (as nil is the default for a missing parameter at the end). http://www.example.com/users/show/1 Will map to the show actions of UsersController passing in a params[:id] of 1. And, in the last statement, what are we exactly saying? > That the / (http://www.example.com/) should go to the HomeController class's index action (as index is the default as above). Cheers, Andy -- 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 rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
