What is params

Ruby 2.6.5 Rails 6.0.3.2

When I was studying about Ruby on Rails, it took me a long time to understand params, so I posted it for my own confirmation.

What is params

In a word, it is a "box containing information". For example, we always send a "box containing information" when changing pages. Rather, it is possible to transition pages by sending a "box containing information". I think it is difficult to understand by explaining only in words, so I will explain based on a concrete example.

Specific example

`routes.rb`


Rails.application.routes.draw do
  resources :hoges, only: [:index, :new]
end

`ruby:index.html.erb`


  <%= link_to "Open new page", new_hoge_path %>

`ruby:new.html.erb`


This is a new page.

`hoges_controller.rb`


class HogesController < ApplicationController
  def index
  end

  def new
  end
end

Suppose you are currently on the index.html.erb page. Then, when I click "Open new page", the following information is sent, the new action of the hoges controller works, new.html.erb opens, and "This is a new page." Is displayed.

{"authenticity_token" => "+ wXNK4Z3C0wrq4AfslPS5zl / 2LSUE6BvV + 23hQpkHryrsVzPb0siDIkarIsNYLK2R502fuXlqQ ==", "commit" => "Open new page", "controller" => "hoges", "action" =

This ** sent information is called params **. Since params is a collection of some information, it is called a "box containing information".

If you take a closer look at params, you can see "controller" => "hoges" and "action" => "new". This allows you to open new.html.erb because it specifies which action on which controller will work.

Please refer to other articles as it will be long if you describe how to check params.