From b30cc24c40629f38d3de1be972a11eaaa67d20c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ryan Bigg Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:41:06 -0600 Subject: [getting started] [ci skip] Explain in better terms what we are doing with render and params[:post] inspection upon first use --- guides/source/getting_started.textile | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'guides/source') diff --git a/guides/source/getting_started.textile b/guides/source/getting_started.textile index 7b457afb23..4edf772b77 100644 --- a/guides/source/getting_started.textile +++ b/guides/source/getting_started.textile @@ -375,7 +375,9 @@ def create end -The +render+ method here is taking a very simple hash with the key of +text+ and the value of +params.inspect+. The +params+ method here is the object which represents the parameters (or fields) coming in from the form. If you re-submit the form one more time you'll now no longer get the missing template error. Instead, you'll see something that looks like the following: +The +render+ method here is taking a very simple hash with the key of +text+ and the value of +params[:post].inspect+. The +params+ method here is the object which represents the parameters (or fields) coming in from the form. The +params+ method returns a +HashWithIndifferentAccess+ object, which allows you to access the keys of the hash using either strings or symbols. In this situation, the only parameters that matter are the ones from the form. + +If you re-submit the form one more time you'll now no longer get the missing template error. Instead, you'll see something that looks like the following: {"title"=>"First post!", "text"=>"This is my first post."} -- cgit v1.2.3