RAILS3: Pass arbitrary parameters via button_to?

Question

I\'m trying to do something very simple in my first Rails app (Rails 3) and I\'m not sure what I\'m doing wrong, or if there\'s a better approach. Can\'t find anything on th

Answer 1

Add this line of code in your routes.rb file.

resources :work_requests do
  member do 
    post 'new'
  end
end

It shouldn't be the GET method because you're sending information to the server, via :module_id. This will then work.

<%= button_to("Add WorkRequest", {:controller => "work_request", :action => "new", :article_id => @article.id})%>