method_missing in controller

rubyonrails-talk
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Hi,

I am using a method_missing method into a controller. I have a route that says:

match ':controller/:action'

What surprise me is that if a view that match the action name exists method_missing is not invoked but rails happily render the view. I was expecting that method_missing was going to be invoked if declarated.

Is that a normal behaviour?

Thanks

Andrea

2

Yes - you don't need an empty method body if all you want to do is render a template (although you might consider it more readable code if there was an empty method body)

Fred

3

Thanks. Was is not clear is why the method_missing method is not invoked if I declare it. Looks like rails render the view if exists before checking if a method_missing exists in the controller.

Andrea