Question

I am using a controller method search_same_director. The link code from show.html.haml:

= link_to 'Find Movies With Same Director','/movies/search_same_director', :director=>@movie.director

I have added the following line to routes.rb

match '/movies/search_same_director'=>'movies#search_same_director'

But the link routes the request to the show action. How can I correct this?

Answer 1

You’ve set up the route, so use the rails path in the view:

= link_to 'Find Movies With Same Director', search_same_director_path(@movies.director), :director=>@movie.director

And since you’re passing director to the action, change the match statement in routes.rb:

match '/movies/search_same_director/:director'=>'movies#search_same_director'

Also, make sure the match statement is above the resources :movies statement in the routes file.