Trigger an action through button in Rails

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This should be an easy question, but I just can't figure it out. I want to trigger an action (which just renders a page) through a button using "button_to" in view:

<%= button_to "Fresh", action: 'fresh', method: 'get' %>

The error says "No route matches [POST] "/static_pages/fresh"". It seems that the button still uses "post" instead the "get". Meanwhile, if I use "link_to", it works fine.

<%= link_to "Fresh", action: 'fresh', method: 'get' %>

Thanks for any comments and help.

what controller is the fresh action on? Can you show your routes.rb file? — jstim
– jstim, Commented Apr 26, 2013 at 2:38
"Fresh" is in the "static_pages controller". In my point of view, "button_to" is similar to "link_to", which works fine in the same view. — melodrama
– melodrama, Commented Apr 26, 2013 at 4:55

amb110395 · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-26 02:36:22Z

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Try this

<%= button_to "delete", {:controller => :static_pages, :action => 'fresh'}, :method => :get %>

Also check your routes.rb to ensure that the route to fresh is defined.

answered Apr 26, 2013 at 2:36

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melodrama Over a year ago

It works. Why does "link_to" doesn't need to specify the controller while "button_to" needs? Weird.

amb110395 Over a year ago

Actually, I am almost positive that button_to doesn't need the controller either. I don't believe you should have any problems deleting that part if you wish. The real problem with your initial code wasn't that; rather it was due to brackets not being there.

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