> Routes offers you the ability to use _path or _url as a way to make > links/redirect/etc throughout your site. However, I'm just wondering > when you should use _path and when you should use _url. Is there a > preference to which one to use? They seem to be fairly interchangeable > (in my very simple app there's no difference which one I use), but > there have to be nuances of when to use which one, otherwise there > wouldn't be both options. > > This isn't a very important question, so answer at your own leisure.
_path doesn't include the "http://yourdomain.com"; part. _url does. So if you need the protocol/domain use _url. For example if you're switching b/n http and https, or between servers, or if you want to include a full URL in an email or for the user to copy... -philip --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
