On 9 March 2011 16:11, Gaba Luschi <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm working through a Rails tutorial and saw the following code: > > class UsersController < ApplicationController > before_filter :authenticate, :only => [:edit, :update] > before_filter :correct_user, :only => [:edit, :update] > > . > private > > def authenticate > deny_access unless signed_in? > end > > def correct_user > @user = User.find(params[:id]) > redirect_to(root_path) unless current_user?(@user) > end > > Why are authenticate and correct_user private methods? Would it be > harmful if they were made public? What would be the consequences?
Public methods in the controller are normally controller actions. Do you have a specific reason for wanting them public? 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.
