Hash flattening on paginator link_to

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Hey

I need some help with pagination and the link_to in the view.

I’m trying to include a hash in the pagination link_to params and it
keeps flattening out my hash.

Example:
Here’s my hash called @answer:
“answer”=>{“6”=>“9bf31c7ff062936a96d3c8bd1f8f2ff3”,
“7”=>“6f4922f45568161a8cdf4ad2299f6d23”}

Here’s the code in my view for my pagination link:
<%= link_to(‘next’, {:params => params.merge(‘answer’ => @answer,
‘page’ => object_pages.current.previous,)}) + ’ ’ if
object_pages.current.previous %>

See how the link_to doesn’t maintain the actual hash:
next 

Anyone know how I can pass a hash intact through a link_to ?

Thanks a ton!
Chris

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On Jun 7, 2006, at 3:55 AM, chris landry wrote:

       "7"=>"6f4922f45568161a8cdf4ad2299f6d23"}

d23&page=2">next 
http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
Hey Chris-

To get a hash through in an url like that you need to serialize it

and deserialize it. Something like this:

#in your application controller somewhere:

require ‘base64’
def construct_for_link(object)
Base64.encode64(Marshal.dump(object))
end
helper_method : construct_for_link

def deconstruct_from_link(object)
Marshal.load(Base64.decode64(object))
end
helper_method :deconstruct_from_link

then in your view

<%= link_to(‘next’, {:params => params.merge(‘answer’ =>
construct_for_link(@answer),
‘page’ => object_pages.current.previous,)}) + ’ ’ if
object_pages.current.previous %>

in controller

answer = deconstruct_from_link(params[:answer])

Cheers-
-Ezra

3

On 7-jun-2006, at 19:02, Ezra Z. wrote:

Example:
<a href="/student_portal/evaluate_exam/7?commit=Submit+Test&

answer=69bf31c7ff062936a96d3c8bd1f8f2ff376f4922f45568161a8cdf4ad2299f
6d23&page=2">next 

Anyone know how I can pass a hash intact through a link_to ?

or just http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/4947

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