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DanielsV
DanielsV

Reputation: 892

How to pass current_user when creating new record?

I need to pass current_user for user_id when creating entity. Its not working the way i'm doing it.

def create
    @entity = Entity.new(entity_params, :user_id = current_user)
    ...
end

In Schema I have :user_id as integer for Entity table. I also have belongs_to :user association in models/entity.rb

Upvotes: 1

Views: 585

Answers (3)

Prashant4224
Prashant4224

Reputation: 1601

You can also try:

def create
  @entity = current_user.entities.create(entity_params)
end

Upvotes: 1

Richard Peck
Richard Peck

Reputation: 76784

A better way:

#app/controllers/entities_controller.rb
class EntitiesController < ApplicationController
   def create
     @entity = current_user.entities.new entity_params
     @entity.save
   end
end

Upvotes: 2

eugen
eugen

Reputation: 9226

new accepts a parameters hash, so it should work with:

@entity = Entity.new(entity_params.merge(user: current_user))

Another way would be 

@entity = Entity.new(entity_params).tap do |entity|
  entity.user = current_user
end

Upvotes: 3

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