# Can models access controller methods?

**URL:** <https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/can-models-access-controller-methods/5447>\
**Category:** rubyonrails-talk\
**Created:** [December 4, 2006, 9:28pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/can-models-access-controller-methods/5447 "2006-12-04T21:28:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bala\_Paranj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@Bala\_Paranj](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Bala_Paranj)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 9:28pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/can-models-access-controller-methods/5447/1 "2006-12-04T21:28:43Z")

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This is definitely a design flaw. Model should not be aware of any controller. It should never access any methods in the controller.