CODEWITHSUNDEEP
ruby-on-railsrubyruby-on-rails-3
ac360
ac360

Reputation: 7835

When creating a variable from this parameter, the result is always nil, why?

I'm submitting a form to create a new record of my SpecialDeal model. The params submitted look like this:

@_params    
{"utf8"=>"✓", "authenticity_token"=>"cl1SwnHOum8d/kiGnwkDsamG5IMbmdnoeFvlY11KpKc=", "special_deal"=>{"title"=>"5", "provider"=>"5", "description"=>"5", "deal_price"=>"", "conditions"=>"", "expires"=>"07/18/2013 14:38:18", "excerpt"=>"", "original_price"=>"", "phone_number"=>"", "street"=>"", "city"=>"", "postal_code"=>"", "state"=>"", "country"=>""}, "commit"=>"Create Special deal", "action"=>"create", "controller"=>"special_deals"}

Yet when I try to make a variable out of the expires param...

def create
  expiration = params[:expires]

That variable always sets itself as nil!

Local Variables

expiration: nil

Why is this happening?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 65

Answers (2)

Bachan Smruty
Bachan Smruty

Reputation: 5734

As I commented earlier it. Now adding it as my answer ;)

def create
  expiration = params["special_deal"]["expires"]
  # Your code goes here
end

Upvotes: 2

Arkadiusz Oleksy
Arkadiusz Oleksy

Reputation: 91

expires is in inner hash which is under 'special_deal' key so try

def create
  expiration = params[:special_deal][:expires]

i'm assuming you are using rails params

Upvotes: 3

Related Questions