# Class methods in ActionController::Base

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-methods-in-actioncontroller-base/130394>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 27, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-methods-in-actioncontroller-base/130394 "2008-02-27T22:47:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![goodieboy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@goodieboy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/goodieboy)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-methods-in-actioncontroller-base/130394/1 "2008-02-27T22:47:01Z")

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Hi,

Anyone know how to get the request params from the scope of a  
ActionController::Base class method? Is that even possible?

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**Author:** ![goodieboy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@goodieboy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/goodieboy)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 10:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-methods-in-actioncontroller-base/130394/2 "2008-02-27T22:57:03Z")

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Not that I know of… what are you trying to do? Generally if I need to  
pre-parse request params I use a before\_filter.