One of the solutions would be to use redirect_to and flash[:notice] like: @user = User.find(1) unless @user flash[:notice] = "can't find user with given id" redirect_to users_path end
I won't say it's the best but it's still a solution :) On 5 sept., 13:55, Christian Fazzini <[email protected]> wrote: > When navigating to:http://localhost:3000/users/12 > > Whats a good way of avoiding the error: "Couldn't find User with > ID=12", which happens when i try to display a page of user_id 12 that > doesnt exist in the database. > > Instead of showing the error. id like to show a page that says: "This > user does not exist" > > Someone suggested using rescue_from. Is this the best solution for > this? Or are there better alternative approaches? -- 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.
