Brian, Instead of using the respond_with, @nav_lists = List.all works. Thanks
Julian, Thanks for the tip. You are right about not mixing up technical terms. On Mar 4, 9:45 am, Brian Ledsworth <li...@ruby-forum.com> wrote: > Rex, > > You could set @lists and @list in the new action (they are separate > vars), even though you stated you couldn't. However, if I understand > what you're trying to achieve (assign @lists for all views) then a > before filter is fine. You can place it in a specific controller or the > application controller (so it's available for all pages in your app, as > it sounds like it's used in Navigation). > > You should think about caching, so you're not hitting the DB each time > an action is called. There are caching schemes out there to look into. > > before_filter :nav_show_lists > > def nav_show_lists > @nav_lists = List.all > end > > Brian > > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- 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.
