On Friday, May 20, 2011 4:48:17 PM UTC-6, tashfeen.ekram wrote:
>
> I have the below link I am generating and type.name returns some
> strings with a forward slash ("/"). This of course messes up routing.
> I would like to escape it to %2F however I am unclear on how to do
> that.
>
> <%= link_to type.name, types_path(CGI::escape(type.name)) %>
>
> If I do the below. it gives a no route error.
>
> <%= link_to type.name, types_path(CGI::escapeHTML(type.name)) %>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
The #types_path method is an auto-generated "named routes" helper (at least
I'm assuming it is based on its name and how you're using it). If you nave a
resource route such as: "resources :types" in your config/routes.rb then the
#types_path helper doesn't need any arguments and takes you to the index
action on the TypesController. So, if my assumptions are right and the index
action is what you're trying to link to, then the following should be
sufficient:
<%= link_to type.name, types_path %>
However, if you're trying to link to a specific instance (which it kind of
looks like you intend to) then you'd instead use:
<%= link_to type.name, type_path(type) %>
Anyhow, update us on whether these assumptions are correct or not if you're
still having problems.
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