Let''s say I have: map.resources :teams do |team| team.resources :squads, :shallow => true end When I want to generate a form_for a squad, I need both the team and squad for new/create, but only the squad for edit. This means I need: edit: form_for(squad) new: form_for([team, squad]) This seems not very dry. Is there a more idiomatic way of doing this? Right now, I''ve abbreviated to: form_for(team = team ? [team, squad] : squad) (the team=team assignment makes sure there is no error if team is not defined) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.