Question

I need to use params[:number] from the new function in the create function, how would I go about doing this?

def new
   @test_suite_run = TestSuiteRun.new

    @tests = Test.find(:all, :conditions => { :test_suite_id => params[:number] })
end

def create        
    @test_suite_run = TestSuiteRun.new(params[:test_suite_run])

    @tests = Test.find(:all, :conditions => { :test_suite_id => //I need the same params[:number] here})   
end

EDIT: I guess I am confused as the differences between new and create then. I am taking in the parameter :number by passing it to new.

new_test_suite_run_path(:number => ts.id)

I am then using it to generate the form. I don’t understand what to do in the create function then. If I remove the create function in the controller, when I submit the form in new, it gives me an error saying that there is no create action in the controller. Does that mean I have to move everything in new to the create function? How would that be possible, would I have to create a create.html.erb and move all my form information?

Answer 1

You can use Flash:
http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionDispatch/Flash.html

The flash provides a way to pass temporary objects between actions.
Anything you place in the flash will be exposed to the very next
action and then cleared out.

---

def new
   @test_suite_run = TestSuiteRun.new
   @tests = Test.find(:all, :conditions => { :test_suite_id => params[:number] })

   flash[:someval] = params[:number]
end

def create        
    @test_suite_run = TestSuiteRun.new(params[:test_suite_run])

    @tests = Test.find(:all, :conditions => { :test_suite_id => flash[:someval] })   
end