From: Aaron Patterson <aaron@...>
Date: 2009-08-14T07:10:42+09:00
Subject: Re: A few quick newbie questions

On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 05:53:46AM +0900, Peter Ehrlich wrote:
> Hi
> 
> A few things I'm wondering - if anyone can answer without too much
> trouble!  (I know if I google enough I could learn what's going on..)
> 
> I'm trying to make a string of url parameters, like this:
> "&#{unless category_name.nil?; 'category=' + category_name; end}"
> and like that for about three different variables.  Is there a faster
> way?

Maybe this:

  "&#{category_name && 'category=' + category_name}"

> Is there anything detrimental to using lots of partials or nested
> partials?  Does each one mean the sever has to open another file every
> time its not cached - and so slow things down?
> 
> I have a partial which makes some ajax tabs.  This (for reasons
> currently beyond me!) means that the authenticity token changes, giving
> the ActionController::InvalidAuthenticityToken error.  One suggested fix
> is to only protect put/delete/update, but that seems undesirable.  Do I
> want to be useing with => authenticity_token here?  how?

These are rails specific questions.  You should try the ruby on rails
mailing list:

  http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails

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Aaron Patterson
http://tenderlovemaking.com/