How to maintain values of variable between multiple action call in rails

Question

I my project I am having varible

id=params[:id]
status=params[:status]
.....

if(!status.nil?)
   if(status='off')
   flag[id]=1
   else
   flag[id]=2
   end
else
   if(flag==1)
    puts off
   else
    puts on
end

• request come with status depending on status I am creating flag

• i want to use that flag in next call to the function when the status is nil

• My problem is that I am not getting the flag values in next call

• How to temporary store that values for later use

Answer 1

If you want to keep a value between requests, using sessions is probably the right way to do it. See this guide for more on the topic.