Instance variables are lost at the end of the current request, so
setting them and redirecting won''t accomplish anything. You might want
to consider stashing the current project''s ID in the session, where it
will be accessible to other actions.
--Matt Jones
On Jun 26, 1:11 am, vishy
<shubhambansa...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:> I am currently working on an app in which I a list of tasks displayed
> under a particular project. These tasks get displayed when the
> application first loads. I am setting this project as the current
> project. I have a method in my application controller which sets the
> last project created by the user as the current project.
>
> //Code
> def current_project
> @current_project = Project.find(:last, :conditions => {:owner
> =>
> current_user.id})
> end
>
> Now the user has other projects as well and he can open those
> projects
> as well. I can load those projects and get the tasks out of them
> using
> Project.find(params[:id]).tasks.
>
> But the problem is that I am trying to set this project to the
> @current_project.
>
> My tasks controller looks like this:
> //Code
> def index
> debugger
> @tasks = @current_project.tasks
> @tasks = @tasks.sort_by{|i| i[:position]}
> respond_to do |format|
> format.html # index.html.erb
> format.xml { render :xml => @tasks }
> end
> //Code
> def load_tasks
> debugger
> @current_project = Project.find(params[:id])
> redirect_to tasks_url
> end
>
> The load_tasks action is being called on clicking of the project link
> so as to set the new value to @current_project and then redirect to
> the index action. But this doesn''t seem to work and the value of
the
> @current_project stays the same in index action (which the value
> which
> was there when the application was loaded).
>
> Is there a way that I can set the value to the @current_project? I
> also tried to implement a getter and setter method but I don''t
think
> I
> implemented it correctly or even if would help my cause here.
> If someone can point me in the right direction that will be great.
> Also I am a newbie to rails, i would like to apologize in advance in
> case this is a real fundamental mistake.
>
> Regards
> vishy