# Error in using link\_to

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-in-using-link-to/177451>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 17, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-in-using-link-to/177451 "2009-10-17T16:46:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![aashishkiran](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@aashishkiran](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aashishkiran)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-in-using-link-to/177451/1 "2009-10-17T16:46:03Z")

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Hi,  
Problem is

\<%= link\_to “Index”, {:controller =\> “account”, :action =\> “index” },  
:style =\> “text-decoration:none” %\>

above, the link\_to is not generating the necessary code it has to  
generate

It is generating

```
    <a href="/" style="text-decoration:none">Index</a>

```

But it has to generate

```
    <a href="/account/index" style="text-decoration:none">Index</a>

```

can anyone solve this.

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**Author:** ![aashishkiran](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@aashishkiran](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aashishkiran)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-in-using-link-to/177451/2 "2009-10-17T21:41:57Z")

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2009/10/17 Aashish K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> > 
> 
> ## By digging deep i found that url\_for(options) is not generating url can any one solve this.

Have you tried changing the link\_to to find what it is that is causing  
the problem, removing the style, trying different controller and  
actions for example? If you can get to a working situation then work  
back to a failing one something may become clear, or at least less  
muddy.

Colin

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**Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-in-using-link-to/177451/3 "2009-10-18T01:05:04Z")

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On Oct 17, 4:20 pm, Aashish K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote

> > It is generating
> 
> > ```
> > <a href="/" style="text-decoration:none">Index</a>
> > 
> > ```
> 
> > But it has to generate
> 
> > ```
> > <a href="/account/index" style="text-decoration:none">Index</a>
> > 
> > ```
> 
> > can anyone solve this.

What does your routes file look like ?

Fred

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**Author:** ![aashishkiran](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@aashishkiran](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aashishkiran)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-in-using-link-to/177451/4 "2009-10-17T17:20:45Z")

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Aashish K. wrote:

> Hi,  
> Problem is
> 
> \<%= link\_to “Index”, {:controller =\> “account”, :action =\> “index” },  
> :style =\> “text-decoration:none” %\>
> 
> above, the link\_to is not generating the necessary code it has to  
> generate
> 
> It is generating
> 
> ```
> <a href="/" style="text-decoration:none">Index</a>
> 
> ```
> 
> But it has to generate
> 
> ```
> <a href="/account/index" style="text-decoration:none">Index</a>
> 
> ```
> 
> can anyone solve this.

By digging deep i found that url\_for(options) is not generating url  
can any one solve this.

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**Author:** ![aashishkiran](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@aashishkiran](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aashishkiran)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-in-using-link-to/177451/5 "2009-10-18T17:38:51Z")

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2009/10/18 Aashish K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> Frederick C. wrote:
> 
> > What does your routes file look like ?
> 
> my route.rb file
> 
> ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|  
> Â map.connect ‘’, :controller =\> “account”, :action =\> “index”

It just goes to show how clever rails is, you asked for a link to  
account/index, it generated a link to / but your route says that /  
should go to account/index. So that’s all right then.

Colin

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**Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-in-using-link-to/177451/6 "2009-10-18T17:20:44Z")

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Frederick C. wrote:

> What does your routes file look like ?

my route.rb file

ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|  
map.connect ‘’, :controller =\> “account”, :action =\> “index”

map.resources :comments

map.resources :posts, :has\_many =\> :comments  
map.resources :users

# The priority is based upon order of creation: first created -\>

highest priority.

# Sample of regular route:

# map.connect ‘products/:id’, :controller =\> ‘catalog’, :action =\>

‘view’

# Keep in mind you can assign values other than :controller and

:action

# Sample of named route:

# map.purchase ‘products/:id/purchase’, :controller =\> ‘catalog’,

:action =\> ‘purchase’

# This route can be invoked with purchase\_url(:id =\> product.id)

# Sample resource route (maps HTTP verbs to controller actions

automatically):

# map.resources :products

# Sample resource route with options:

# map.resources :products, :member =\> { :short =\> :get, :toggle =\>

:post }, :collection =\> { :sold =\> :get }

# Sample resource route with sub-resources:

# map.resources :products, :has\_many =\> [:comments, :sales],

:has\_one =\> :seller

# Sample resource route with more complex sub-resources

# map.resources :products do |products|

# products.resources :comments

# products.resources :sales, :collection =\> { :recent =\> :get }

# end

# Sample resource route within a namespace:

# map.namespace :admin do |admin|

# # Directs /admin/products/\* to Admin::ProductsController

(app/controllers/admin/products\_controller.rb)

# admin.resources :products

# end

# You can have the root of your site routed with map.root – just

remember to delete public/index.html.

# map.root :controller =\> “welcome”

# See how all your routes lay out with “rake routes”

# Install the default routes as the lowest priority.

# Note: These default routes make all actions in every controller

accessible via GET requests. You should

# consider removing the them or commenting them out if you’re using

named routes and resources.  
map.connect ‘:controller/:action’  
map.connect ‘:controller/:action/:id’  
map.connect ‘:controller/:action/:login’  
map.connect ‘:controller/:action/:id.:format’  
map.connect ‘user/new’, :controller =\> ‘user’, :action =\> ‘new’  
end

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**Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-in-using-link-to/177451/7 "2009-10-18T18:32:48Z")

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Colin L. wrote:

> > ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|  
> > Â map.connect ‘’, :controller =\> “account”, :action =\> “index”
> 
> It just goes to show how clever rails is, you asked for a link to  
> account/index, it generated a link to / but your route says that /  
> should go to account/index. So that’s all right then.
> 
> Colin

thanks a lot. But instead of using below code

\<%= link\_to “Index”, {:controller =\> “account”, :action =\> “index” },  
:style =\> “text-decoration:none” %\>

If I say

```
<%= link_to "Index", :controller => "account", :action => "index" 

```

%\>

it is generating  
[Index](https://www.ruby-forum.com/account/index)

why is it like that