From c2c2b8b96220b11eb3512b1eaaf7985c84f03d67 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Miller <bensie@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:26:57 -0700
Subject: Add HTTP Verb Constraints (:via) to routing guide

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 railties/guides/source/routing.textile | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)

(limited to 'railties/guides/source/routing.textile')

diff --git a/railties/guides/source/routing.textile b/railties/guides/source/routing.textile
index f48ae9c7f7..cc0c3316c8 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/routing.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/routing.textile
@@ -436,6 +436,26 @@ match 'exit' => 'sessions#destroy', :as => :logout
 
 This will create +logout_path+ and +logout_url+ as named helpers in your application. Calling +logout_path+ will return +/exit+
 
+h4. HTTP Verb Constraints
+
+You can use the +:via+ option to constrain the request to one or more HTTP methods:
+
+<ruby>
+match 'photos/show' => 'photos#show', :via => :get
+</ruby>
+
+There is a shorthand version of this as well:
+
+<ruby>
+get 'photos/show'
+</ruby>
+
+You can also permit more than one verb to a single route:
+
+<ruby>
+match 'photos/show' => 'photos#show', :via => [:get, :post]
+</ruby>
+
 h4. Segment Constraints
 
 You can use the +:constraints+ option to enforce a format for a dynamic segment:
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