Okay, just a follow up question: is there an automatic way to make an array of all controller names? So that I could use this in the user model to validate the user doesn't type in any of the controller names.
(This is a continued conversation of one that asked about making routes this way: domain.com/username but still retaining the functionality to send the user to a controller if they typed: domain.com/controllername Ramon Tayag On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Chris Kottom <chris.kot...@gmail.com> wrote: > Not sure I understand the behavior you're after completely, but should be > able to do this by specifying a named route in your routes file before the > default ones. > > Ex: > map.user_profile ':username', :controller => 'users', :action => 'show' > map.connect ':controller/:action/:id' > ... > > This will have the effect, however, of matching any incoming request with > only one string. So you won't be able to have another route like: > > map.user_profile ':username', :controller => 'users', :action => 'show' > map.group_profile ':groupname', :controller => 'groups', :action => > 'show' > > All requests here meant for either of these would be sent to the > UsersController#show because it appears first in the routes file. > > Hope this answers your question. > > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 4:08 AM, Ramon Tayag <ramon.ta...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hey everyone! >> >> Is there a way of saying something like this in the routes file (note >> that map.connect :controller/:action/:id is my last pattern): >> "If the controller you specified doesn't exist, then go to the next >> pattern" >> >> I want this because if users type in domain.com/noncontrollername, I'd >> like the app to render or forward the user to >> domain.com/profiles/noncontrollername. So, for example, if my >> username is ramon, and I type domain.com/ramon, I will see my profile. >> >> If this is not possible, what's a good way of doing this? :) >> >> Thanks! >> Ramon >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
