Question

I’m using Rails 3.1 here, and I’ve got the following code in my view:

   <%= link_to "again!", main_pick_path,{:method => :post, :var => @var}  %>

The idea is to create a link (not a button) which, when clicked, calls the pick action of the main controller, passing the value of @var in params via a POST request.

This code generates the following HTML in my browser:

   a href="/main/pick" data-method="post" rel="nofollow" var="foo">again!</a>

However when I click the link I am still sending a GET request. Is this a limitation of my browser, Chrome? From a design standpoint, should I be using a GET request instead and putting the variable into the URL? Are hyperlinks simply incapable of using the POST method? Is there life after death?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

You can only do this with AJAX or firing a FORM. The tag A cant do a POST “alone”.