In my controller code, depending on the values in the database, I may want my user to go one of several places. But when I put more than one redirect in, it gives me the message:
Render and/or redirect were called multiple times in this action.
How do I do this?
redirect_to(some_place) and return
Alternatively, store the desired destination URL and redirect once at the end of the method.
stored_location = nil # ... stored_location = 'fall_down_go_boom_url' if some_criteria # ... redirect_to stored_location unless stored_location.nil?
Hi,
Maybe s.ross's explanation is enough, but just in case, I had to deal with the same problem a while back and this might be useful...
redirect_to doesn't stop the rest of the code in your method/action from keeping executing so if you use it and then later on in your code there is another render/redirect_to like, for example, as a default action after an if/select then there is your problem.
The solution is to use return right after you redirect_to line:
redirect_to return # here the code leaves the method/action
I hope this helps.
Pepe