Rails - Sep 2005 - string -vs- symbol in link_to/url_for

Why is it that:

link_to ''Example'', :controller => ''test'',
:action => :test

works, but

link_to ''Example'', :controller => :test, :action =>
:test

throws an error?

-- 
-- Tom Mornini

Tom Mornini said the following on 2005-09-22 14:10:
> Why is it that:
> 
> link_to ''Example'', :controller =>
''test'', :action => :test
> 
> works, but
> 
> link_to ''Example'', :controller => :test, :action =>
:test
> 
> throws an error?
Because the controller may include a path (modules in app/controllers). 
  So, Rails tries to search for a slash character, but the Symbol class 
does not support it.  Short term fix - pass strings to :controller, long 
term - patch Rails to call to_s on the controller item.

Bye !
François

Makes sense...

Thank you!

-- -- Tom Mornini


On Sep 22, 2005, at 4:56 PM, François Beausoleil wrote:

>
>
> Tom Mornini said the following on 2005-09-22 14:10:
>
>
>> Why is it that:
>> link_to ''Example'', :controller =>
''test'', :action => :test
>> works, but
>> link_to ''Example'', :controller => :test, :action
=> :test
>> throws an error?
>>
>>
>
> Because the controller may include a path (modules in app/ 
> controllers).  So, Rails tries to search for a slash character, but  
> the Symbol class does not support it.  Short term fix - pass  
> strings to :controller, long term - patch Rails to call to_s on the  
> controller item.
>
> Bye !
> François
>
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