# Before\_filter :action\_name OR :action\_name **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [March 6, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/before-filter-action-name-or-action-name/162127 "2009-03-06T00:27:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shuaib85](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@shuaib85](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shuaib85)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/before-filter-action-name-or-action-name/162127/1 "2009-03-06T00:27:14Z")
Hi there I am wondering if we can use before\_filter in the form of :action OR :action what i want to do is to implement one of the actions, if the first failed, then go to the second when i use before\_filter :action1 before\_filter :action2 each method will run them, my case is that i want to check if one of them is true and not both any idea? ---
**Author:** ![shuaib85](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@shuaib85](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shuaib85)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 12:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/before-filter-action-name-or-action-name/162127/2 "2009-03-06T00:36:02Z")
On Mar 5, 11:26 pm, Shuaib85 [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > what i want to do is to implement one of the actions, if the first > failed, then go to the second > > when i use > before\_filter :action1 > before\_filter :action2 > > each method will run them, my case is that i want to check if one of > them is true and not both sounds like you just want one filter that checks these 2 things. Fred ---
**Author:** ![shuaib85](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@shuaib85](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shuaib85)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/before-filter-action-name-or-action-name/162127/3 "2009-03-06T00:47:45Z")
basically, I made my own user access level. In one case, the admin and the client can delete their posts. so I do not want to rewrite the methods in different name in my code i have something like this before\_filter :login\_required, :only =\> [:delete, :edit, …] before\_filter :admin\_required, :only =\> [:delete, :edit, …] some other methods can only be implemented by admin so when I am logged in as client I cannot edit the post because i need to be admin as well, so is there a way to stop the before filter if one of them satisfied the condition thanks On Mar 6, 1:35 am, Frederick C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![shuaib85](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@shuaib85](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shuaib85)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 9:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/before-filter-action-name-or-action-name/162127/4 "2009-03-06T09:46:59Z")
You could just have one new filter that calls the other two as appropriate. 2009/3/6 Frederick C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![shuaib85](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@shuaib85](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shuaib85)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/before-filter-action-name-or-action-name/162127/5 "2009-03-06T01:52:10Z")
On Mar 5, 11:46 pm, Shuaib85 [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > so when I am logged in as client I cannot edit the post because i need > to be admin as well, so is there a way to stop the before filter if > one of them satisfied the condition No - the only way the filter chain stops is if you redirect or render (and then the action is not executed). The obvious solution would be to make login\_required pass if the user is an admin, then in the example you gave you would only need before\_filter :login\_required, :only =\> [:delete, :edit, …] Fred