Rails - Jan 2006 - Display form and process return values with same method?

Is it sensible to use the same method in a controller to both display a 
form and process its return values?

So instead of new and create methods you would just have new.

Pseudo-code:

def new
  if system.post_response? then
    @user = User.create(params[:user])
    @user.save
  else
    @user = User.new
  end
end


Disclaimer: system.post_response? is completly made up! Basically i 
guess it should return true if params[] has something in it.

Cheers Pete.

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Actual code (from a working controller):
   def add
     if request.get?
       @payer = Payer.new
     else
       @payer = Payer.new(params[:payer])
       if @payer.save
         flash[:notice] = "Payer #{@payer.name} created";
         redirect_to :action => ''add''
       end
     end
   end

You could also flip the clauses and ask "if request.post?" (not made
up!)

-Rob


At 1/23/2006 05:36 AM, you wrote:
>Is it sensible to use the same method in a controller to both display a
>form and process its return values?
>
>So instead of new and create methods you would just have new.
>
>Pseudo-code:
>
>def new
>   if system.post_response? then
>     @user = User.create(params[:user])
>     @user.save
>   else
>     @user = User.new
>   end
>end
>
>
>Disclaimer: system.post_response? is completly made up! Basically i
>guess it should return true if params[] has something in it.
>
>Cheers Pete.
>
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>Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
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