# How to obtain field named 'action' from a POSTed form?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-obtain-field-named-action-from-a-posted-form/110109>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 23, 2007, 10:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-obtain-field-named-action-from-a-posted-form/110109 "2007-07-23T10:43:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 23, 2007, 10:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-obtain-field-named-action-from-a-posted-form/110109/1 "2007-07-23T10:43:09Z")

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My application is posted with a form that contained a field named  
‘action’. In the controller this parameter is overwritten with a  
controller method. How can I read the form’s value?