The opposite of url_for?

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Hi,

I have a URL value (session[:return_to]) that I want to derive the action and controller from. Essentially what the routing system does for an actual web request when it puts together the params hash.

My search-foo is letting me down. What is the best method to get back the action and controller from a URL?

TIA, Walter

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To answer my own question:

from_url = ActionController::Routing::Routes.recognize_path(url, :method => :get)

Returns a hash of what I was after.

Cheers, Walter

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ActionController::Routing::Routes.recognize_path(path, method).