Current Action/Controller

[xmitchx]

Hi, what variable can I access to get the current action or controller? (specifically in a view)

[xmitchx]

Sorry to double post but I found a [shaky?] solution which I am using now.
Basically the reason for this is because I didn't want to have the sidebar login box visible when on the actual log in page... so I did this in the sidebar in the view:

<% if @in_user.nil? and url_for() != url_for(:action => 'login', :controller => 'user') then %>
Show log in form...
<% elsif !@in_user.nil? %>
We're in!
<% end %>

So if the current url (found by calling url_for with no params) equals the url for the login action in the user controller, then dont show it.

It works for now

[Brak]

controller.controller_name and controller.action_name

[xmitchx]

controller.controller_name and controller.action_name

Thanks! It worked like a charm! Now that is what i was looking for

[xmitchx]

Sorry to dig up this topic but there is also a helper to figure out if you're on the page specified, you just do:

<% if current_page?(:controller => 'bla', :action => 'foo') then %>
...
<% end %>

[samsm]

I took a peek at the code for that helper because I was curious how it worked.

237:       def current_page?(options)
238:         url_for(options) == @controller.request.request_uri
239:       end

Ha! That's compact.