# Get taken route's name in a view?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-taken-routes-name-in-a-view/120902>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 21, 2007, 4:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-taken-routes-name-in-a-view/120902 "2007-11-21T16:31:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josh)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 4:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-taken-routes-name-in-a-view/120902/1 "2007-11-21T16:31:46Z")

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Hi all

Is it possible to get the taken route’s name in a view? Something like

\<%= taken\_route %\>

Thanks for help  
Josh

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**Author:** ![josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josh)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-taken-routes-name-in-a-view/120902/2 "2007-11-21T18:24:10Z")

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On Nov 21, 7:31 am, Joshua M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Hi all
> 
> Is it possible to get the taken route’s name in a view? Something like
> 
> \<%= taken\_route %\>
> 
> ## Thanks for help Josh
> 
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.

how about:

[http://svn.techno-weenie.net/projects/plugins/routing\_navigator/README](http://svn.techno-weenie.net/projects/plugins/routing_navigator/README)

[http://www.artofmission.com/articles/2007/5/22/asking-models-for-their-url](http://www.artofmission.com/articles/2007/5/22/asking-models-for-their-url)

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**Author:** ![josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josh)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 7:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-taken-routes-name-in-a-view/120902/3 "2007-11-22T07:41:37Z")

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Joshua M. wrote:

> Isn’t there an easier way? I just want to know the name of the route  
> that Rails has followed… :-/

That would be quite useful, but AFAIK it doesn’t exist. It’s been  
discussed, but no one has managed it yet.

–  
Josh S.  
[http://blog.hasmanythrough.com](http://blog.hasmanythrough.com)

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**Author:** ![josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josh)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 10:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-taken-routes-name-in-a-view/120902/4 "2007-11-22T10:14:04Z")

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Josh S. wrote:

> Joshua M. wrote:
> 
> > Isn’t there an easier way? I just want to know the name of the route  
> > that Rails has followed… :-/
> 
> That would be quite useful, but AFAIK it doesn’t exist. It’s been  
> discussed, but no one has managed it yet.
> 
> –  
> Josh S.  
> [http://blog.hasmanythrough.com](http://blog.hasmanythrough.com)

Too bad. Maybe the new routing system I heard of will make things  
better…? In the meanwhile I’ll have to help me using sorta  
workaround…

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**Author:** ![josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josh)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 12:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-taken-routes-name-in-a-view/120902/5 "2007-11-22T00:07:00Z")

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Isn’t there an easier way? I just want to know the name of the route  
that Rails has followed… :-/