On 20 August 2010 13:23, Abder-Rahman Ali <[email protected]> wrote: > In the "Head First Rails" book, it mentions this ordering in routes.rb: > > ActionController: : Routing: : Routes. draw do | map| > map. connect ' /ads/new' , : controller=>' ads' , : action=>' new' > map. connect ' /ads/create' , : controller=>' ads' , : action=>' > create' > map. connect ' /ads/' , : controller=>' ads' , : action=>' index' > map. connect ' /ads/: id' , : controller=>' ads' , : action=>' show' > > If we enter: > > map. connect ' /ads/: id' , : controller=>' ads' , : action=>' show' > > At the top of the ordering, how will that affect our routing. > > Can you just describe how to order routes in routes.rb? I mean, what is > the rule to follow when ordering routes?
The first entry in the file that matches is used, later ones are disregarded, so if you put the /ads/:id one at the start (note there is no space after the colon), then if a url matches that route then later ones will not be tested. You can always try it and see for yourself what happens. Have a look at the Rails Guide on routing for more information. Colin -- 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.
