# How to "break action"

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-break-action/105419>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 29, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-break-action/105419 "2007-05-29T20:47:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-break-action/105419/1 "2007-05-29T20:47:23Z")

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hi all,

if i want to “return or exit” (Like C language) in a action(function) ,  
and maybe translate control to another function ,how can it do ?  
(direct\_to?)

thanks

-Feng

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-break-action/105419/2 "2007-05-29T21:03:26Z")

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From a controller method…

render and return

…or…

redirect\_to :controller =\> ‘my\_controller’, :action =\> ‘some\_action’ and  
return

On 5/29/07, Feng [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

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