From: Premshree Pillai <premshree.pillai@...>
Date: 2005-05-10T17:50:22+09:00
Subject: Re: sumbit form in rails

Um, you can have the various actions as functions within the
Controller class. Why would you want to _choose_ actions from a
function within the controller?

On 5/10/05, Igor Anic <ianic@4dva.hr> wrote:
> Is there a way in rails to choose controller action to which form will
> be submitted?
> 
> Currently I have something like this:
> 
> VIEW:
> <%= start_form_tag(:action => 'action_chooser', :id => @id %>
> ....
> <%= hidden_field_tag("action_type") %>
> <%= link_to_function "action1",
> "document.frm.action_type.value='action1'; document.frm.submit()" %> <br>
> <%= link_to_function "action2",
> "document.frm.action_type.value='action2'; document.frm.submit()" %> <br>
> 
> CONTROLLER:
> 
> def action_chooser
>    case action_type
>      when 'action1'
>           ...
>      when 'action2'
> 
> I would like to have action1 and action2 functions in controller and
> somehow choose on the client where to submit.
> 
> Thanks,
> Igor.
> 
> 


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