Rails - May 2006 - Accessing Parameters - Params (nil)

I''m trying to render a component that pulls information based on a 
parameter that is passed by a link_to item, but my params object is nil 
for the following code in the controller:

records = ControllerName.find(params[:id])


but the error page also has this: Parameters: {"id"=>"7"}


I''ve tried to access it (in the controller) using:

variable = params[:id]

but still nothing.


I''m sure this is basic.  Is there a way to see what params are being 
recognized by the controller?

Any help or references are appreciated!

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Hello Ryan,
> I''m trying to render a component that pulls information based on a
> parameter that is passed by a link_to item, but my params object is nil
> for the following code in the controller:
>
> records = ControllerName.find(params[:id])
>
> but the error page also has this: Parameters:
{"id"=>"7"}
>
> I''ve tried to access it (in the controller) using:
>
> variable = params[:id]
>
> but still nothing.
>
> I''m sure this is basic.  Is there a way to see what params are
being
> recognized by the controller?
How does your render_component call look like ?

Try to pass the :id argument directly :

render_component(:controller => :my_controller, :action => :my_action,
:id => ...)

Are you using Rails 1.1 ?

HTH,

   -- Jean-Fran?ois.


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