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diff --git a/guides/source/routing.md b/guides/source/routing.md index d7a4a237ed..c26a827172 100644 --- a/guides/source/routing.md +++ b/guides/source/routing.md @@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ Sometimes, you have a resource that clients always look up without referencing a get 'profile', to: 'users#show' ``` +Passing a `String` to `match` will expect a `controller#action` format, while passing a `Symbol` will map directly to an action: + +```ruby +get 'profile', to: :show +``` + This resourceful route: ```ruby @@ -530,7 +536,7 @@ In particular, simple routing makes it very easy to map legacy URLs to new Rails ### Bound Parameters -When you set up a regular route, you supply a series of symbols that Rails maps to parts of an incoming HTTP request. Two of these symbols are special: `:controller` maps to the name of a controller in your application, and `:action` maps to the name of an action within that controller. For example, consider one of the default Rails routes: +When you set up a regular route, you supply a series of symbols that Rails maps to parts of an incoming HTTP request. Two of these symbols are special: `:controller` maps to the name of a controller in your application, and `:action` maps to the name of an action within that controller. For example, consider this route: ```ruby get ':controller(/:action(/:id))' @@ -850,8 +856,8 @@ resources :user_permissions, controller: 'admin/user_permissions' This will route to the `Admin::UserPermissions` controller. -NOTE: Only the directory notation is supported. specifying the -controller with ruby constant notation (eg. `:controller => +NOTE: Only the directory notation is supported. Specifying the +controller with Ruby constant notation (eg. `:controller => 'Admin::UserPermissions'`) can lead to routing problems and results in a warning. |