# Accessing params\[\] inside a tag **URL:** \ **Category:** Radiant CMS\ **Created:** [May 16, 2007, 6:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-params-inside-a-tag/104271 "2007-05-16T06:25:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 6:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-params-inside-a-tag/104271/1 "2007-05-16T06:25:26Z")
Hi. I am developing a family of tags that should do the following: - find\_by\_id a given record for a Model in the database -show field values for that record This tags are defined in a Model which inherits from Page This tag should work inside a radiant page called through a normal SiteController#show\_page action. I pass the id for the record to be found as a param in the GET request. I obtain the following log: Processing SiteController#show\_page (for 127.0.0.1 at 2007-05-16 06:06:03) [GET] Parameters: {“url”=\>"/en/links/singlelink", “action”=\>“show\_page”, “id”=\>“22”, “controller”=\>“site”} The problem is that I cannot find a way to retrieve the value of the ‘id’ param in the code for tags which are placed in the called page. I have tried the following (without success) curId = params[:id] curId = tag.locals.params[:id] curId = tag.globals.params[:id] curId = tag.locals.page.params[:id] Am I missing a gotcha? Thanks in advance for any hint Luca Erzegovesi removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 6:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-params-inside-a-tag/104271/2 "2007-05-16T06:29:26Z")
> The problem is that I cannot find a way to retrieve the value > of the ‘id’ > param in the code for tags which are placed in the called page. > I have tried the following (without success) > curId = params[:id] > curId = tag.locals.params[:id] > curId = tag.globals.params[:id] > curId = tag.locals.page.params[:id] tag.globals.page.request.params[:id] ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 6:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-params-inside-a-tag/104271/3 "2007-05-18T06:02:54Z")
Luca, I have developed an extension that allows for the looking up of records and the displaying of field info. I haven’t packaged it and made it available as of yet since I still wanted to add a few more features and clean it up; however, you’re welcome to it. If you’re interested, just let me know. Mario mlanza …AT… comcast …DOT… net ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 7:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-params-inside-a-tag/104271/4 "2007-05-18T07:24:18Z")
Hi Mario, Could I also get a copy of your extension? Thanks, saji - Mario L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) [2007-05-18 06:02:54 +0200]: > mlanza …AT… comcast …DOT… net > > – > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > * * * > > Radiant mailing list > Post: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > Search: [http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/](http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/) > Site: [http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant](http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant) – Saji N. Hameed APEC Climate Center +82 51 668 7470 National Pension Corporation Busan Building 12F Yeonsan 2-dong, Yeonje-gu, BUSAN 611705 removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid KOREA ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 3:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-params-inside-a-tag/104271/5 "2007-05-18T15:33:49Z")
I have made my extension available. See: [http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/108491#247243](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/108491#247243) ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 6:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-params-inside-a-tag/104271/6 "2007-05-18T06:17:12Z")
Hi Mario, Could I also get a copy of your extension? Thanks, saji - Mario L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) [2007-05-18 06:02:54 +0200]: > mlanza …AT… comcast …DOT… net > > – > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > * * * > > Radiant mailing list > Post: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > Search: [http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/](http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/) > Site: [http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant](http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant) – Saji N. Hameed APEC Climate Center +82 51 668 7470 National Pension Corporation Busan Building 12F Yeonsan 2-dong, Yeonje-gu, BUSAN 611705 removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid KOREA ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2007, 9:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-params-inside-a-tag/104271/7 "2007-05-20T09:04:03Z")
Hello, I am trying out the “How To” by Sean C. on how to create global tags in a plugin. When I try to run the command: ruby script/generate plugin 00\_mytags I get the message : Couldn’t find ‘plugin’ generator What could be wrong? Thanks, saji ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2007, 11:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-params-inside-a-tag/104271/8 "2007-05-20T11:55:18Z")
This is an old tutorial. The use of plugins for global tags has been deprecated and replaced with extensions. You will want to run “ruby scipt/generate extension my\_extension\_name” instead. Essentially, you will need to put the new tags in the lib folder (or model folder) of the extension, which is essentially a mini rails app. Take a look at the example extensions in the repository for hints on how to make global tags. John is working on a tutorial and posted a draft of it a few days back. It isn’t done yet, but has lots of great information. Dig through the archives, it wasn’t more than a week ago. Keith B. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Tel: +49-7731-7983830 ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-params-inside-a-tag/104271/9 "2007-05-21T14:27:52Z")
Keith, David: Thank you very much. I am happily able to extend the tags now. Thanks to Sean C. for the dynamic navigation tags (dug up from the mailing list archive) which was the one I wanted to implement. saji ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-params-inside-a-tag/104271/10 "2007-05-20T20:44:07Z")
On May 20, 2007, at 4:54 AM, Keith B. wrote: > Dig through the archives, it wasn’t more than a week ago. May 16 and the subject of the thread was: Creating extension ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 5:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-params-inside-a-tag/104271/11 "2007-05-21T17:12:21Z")
You mean the sitemapper? Either way, you’re welcome; pay it forward. Sean ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 2:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-params-inside-a-tag/104271/12 "2007-05-22T02:30:40Z")
Sean, I meant the “if\_ancestor\_or\_self” tag. ``` tag "if_ancestor_or_self" do |tag| tag.expand if (tag.globals.actual_page.ancestors + ``` [tag.globals.actual\_page]).include?(tag.locals.page) saji - Sean C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) [2007-05-21 08:11:04 -0700]: > > > how to make global tags. John is working on a tutorial and posted a > > > > > > > Couldn’t find ‘plugin’ generator > > > > Search: [http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/](http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/) > > > > Post: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > > > > Search: [http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/](http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/) > > > > Site: [http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant](http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant) > > * * * > > Radiant mailing list > Post: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > Search: [http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/](http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/search/) > Site: [http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant](http://lists.radiantcms.org/mailman/listinfo/radiant) – Saji N. Hameed APEC Climate Center +82 51 668 7470 National Pension Corporation Busan Building 12F Yeonsan 2-dong, Yeonje-gu, BUSAN 611705 removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid KOREA