Even the below does the same thing: <%= link_to "blah", "/types/Vits%2Fmins" %>
On Jun 9, 10:42 pm, "tashfeen.ekram" <[email protected]> wrote: > In both of the below, the explicit escaped back slash "%2F" is > converted to an actual backslash. > > <%= link_to "blah", types_path("Vits%2Fmins") %> > <%= link_to "blah", :controller => :browse, :action => :list, :types > => "Vits%2Fmins" %> > > Is this a safety feature of the link_to helper? > > On Jun 8, 9:16 pm, "tashfeen.ekram" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Also, I noticed that even spaces are not being escaped with the below: > > <%= link_to type.name, types_path(CGI::escapeHTML(type.name)) %> > > > The link is rendered with a space in it. Once I click on it, it is > > eventually rerouted to the same address except with the space escaped > > with a %20. That does not seem like the intended behavior? > > > On May 27, 8:46 pm, Kendall Gifford <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Friday, May 27, 2011 3:41:00 PM UTC-6,tashfeen.ekram wrote: > > > > > actually, it is not a resource route. it is a route that is > > > > specifically defined. that is there is not resource "type." > > > > > match "/types/:types" => "browse#list", :as => :types > > > > > It is unresourceful route. > > > > If this is your route, as long as you don't have other routes that begin > > > with "/types/..." then you could update it with a constraint that allows > > > forward slashes: > > > > > match "/types/:types" => "browse#list", :types => /.*/, :as => :types > > > > This should both make the routes match correctly on incoming URLs _and_ > > > allow you to call: types_path("text/with/slashes") without any errors > > > being > > > raised. > > > > Of course, you should adjust the constraints regexp as is appropriate (I > > > find it ugly/hackish to have it wide open like that except where it would > > > truly make sense). Also, if you had other routes like: > > > > > match "/types/sub/directory/:id" => "browse#yourmom", :as => :your_mom > > > > Then it'd conflict using the wide-open constraint technique. > > > > Anyhow, if you absolutely insist on simply escaping slashes instead of > > > adding a constraint to your route, what was wrong with your first, > > > original > > > example: > > > > > <%= link_to type.name, types_path(CGI::escape(type.name)) %> > > > > You mentioned the second one gave a "no route" error, but did this one? (I > > > just did a quick test and this actually worked for me). Just curious. -- 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.
