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diff --git a/guides/source/routing.md b/guides/source/routing.md index 241a7cfec6..14f23d4020 100644 --- a/guides/source/routing.md +++ b/guides/source/routing.md @@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ resources :photos do end ``` -This will recognize `/photos/1/preview` with GET, and route to the `preview` action of `PhotosController`. It will also create the `preview_photo_url` and `preview_photo_path` helpers. +This will recognize `/photos/1/preview` with GET, and route to the `preview` action of `PhotosController`, with the resource id value passed in `params[:id]`. It will also create the `preview_photo_url` and `preview_photo_path` helpers. Within the block of member routes, each route name specifies the HTTP verb that it will recognize. You can use `get`, `patch`, `put`, `post`, or `delete` here. If you don't have multiple `member` routes, you can also pass `:on` to a route, eliminating the block: @@ -481,6 +481,8 @@ resources :photos do end ``` +You can leave out the `:on` option, this will create the same member route except that the resource id value will be available in `params[:photo_id]` instead of `params[:id]`. + #### Adding Collection Routes To add a route to the collection: @@ -791,7 +793,7 @@ root to: 'pages#main' root 'pages#main' # shortcut for the above ``` -You should put the `root` route at the top of the file, because it is the most popular route and should be matched first. You also need to delete the `public/index.html` file for the root route to take effect. +You should put the `root` route at the top of the file, because it is the most popular route and should be matched first. NOTE: The `root` route only routes `GET` requests to the action. |