ActionDispatch::Flash (original) (raw)
Action Dispatch Flash¶ ↑
The flash provides a way to pass temporary primitive-types (String, Array, Hash) between actions. Anything you place in the flash will be exposed to the very next action and then cleared out. This is a great way of doing notices and alerts, such as a create action that sets flash[:notice] = "Post successfully created" before redirecting to a display action that can then expose the flash to its template. Actually, that exposure is automatically done.
class PostsController < ActionController::Base def create
flash[:notice] = "Post successfully created"
redirect_to @postend
def show
end end
Then in show.html.erb:
<% if flash[:notice] %>
Since the notice and alert keys are a common idiom, convenience accessors are available:
flash.alert = "You must be logged in" flash.notice = "Post successfully created"
This example places a string in the flash. And of course, you can put as many as you like at a time too. If you want to pass non-primitive types, you will have to handle that in your application. Example: To show messages with links, you will have to use sanitize helper.
Just remember: They’ll be gone by the time the next action has been performed.
See docs on the FlashHash class for more details about the flash.
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Constants
| KEY | = | "action_dispatch.request.flash_hash" |
|---|---|---|