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I have 3 methods: def add_to_cart # do some stuff redirect_to_index end def empty_cart # do some stuff redirect_to_index("your cart was emptied") end def redirect_to_index(msg = nil) flash[:notice] = msg if msg redirect_to :action => :index end How come the flash notice works if I''m setting msg = nil? For example, if I''m in empty_cart and pass

I have found that if I initialize a flag in my controller (under def Initialize), it appears everytime I call a controller action, the flag is set to the initialize value (even though I''m not calling the initialized action). Am I observing this clearly? I don''t think I should initialize a flag in the index file. So where? Specifically, I want to know if this action is a

Hi I created a custom route that looks like this: map.connect '':controller/:table/:action/:id'' Hierarchically, :table is above :action and :id. So, if we call ActionController::Base#url_for with an argument :table=>nil, we''re supposed to get a url with :action and :id set to nil as well. However, this is not the case: url_for(:table=>nil) from