Rails - Jul 2005 - How to determine current controller

This will probably seem like a dumb question but how do you determine the
active controller through code?

Essentially what I''m trying to do is build some logic into a base
controller
that looks up what the active controller is to build navigation.

Also, how do you access server variables, such as PATH_INFO or SCRIPT_NAME,
things like that in Rails?

Kyle Heon
kheon-Wuw85uim5zDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org




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On 7/12/05, Kyle Heon <kheon-Wuw85uim5zDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>  
> 
> This will probably seem like a dumb question but how do you determine the
> active controller through code? 
Here is an example:
<%
  case controller.controller_name
    when "context"
      add_string = "Add a next action in this context &#187;"
    when "project"
      add_string = "Add a next action in this project &#187;"
    else
      add_string = "Add a next action &#187;"
  end
%>


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Nicholas Lee
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Thanks for the code sample, I''m learning Ruby as I go.

That works from within the view but not from within the controller itself.
What is the trick to get this access within the superclass?

Kyle Heon
kheon-Wuw85uim5zDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org


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On 7/12/05, Kyle Heon <kheon-Wuw85uim5zDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>  
> 
> This will probably seem like a dumb question but how do you determine 
> the active controller through code?
Here is an example:
<%
  case controller.controller_name
    when "context"
      add_string = "Add a next action in this context &#187;"
    when "project"
      add_string = "Add a next action in this project &#187;"
    else
      add_string = "Add a next action &#187;"
  end
%>


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Nicholas Lee
http://stateless.geek.nz
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Hi Kyle,

from the controller just use ''controller_name''

bests,

Richard
> Thanks for the code sample, I''m learning Ruby as I go.
> 
> That works from within the view but not from within the controller itself.
> What is the trick to get this access within the superclass?
> 
> Kyle Heon
> kheon-Wuw85uim5zDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org