Question

I thought every time you do a flash[:notice]="Message" it would add it to the array which would then get displayed during the view but the following just keeps the last flash:

flash[:notice] = "Message 1"
flash[:notice] = "Message 2"

Now I realize it’s just a simple hash with a key (I think :)) but is there a better way to do multiple flashes than the following:

flash[:notice] = "Message 1<br />"
flash[:notice] << "Message 2"

Answer 1

The flash message can really be anything you want, so you could do something like this:

flash[:notice] = ["Message 1"]
flash[:notice] << "Message 2"

And then in your views, output it as

<%= flash[:notice].join("<br>") %>

Or whatever you prefer.

Whether that technique is easier than other solutions is determined by your own preferences.