# How to pass value to method in controller

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-pass-value-to-method-in-controller/176208>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 26, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-pass-value-to-method-in-controller/176208 "2009-09-26T15:35:54Z")\
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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:** [September 26, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-pass-value-to-method-in-controller/176208/1 "2009-09-26T15:35:54Z")

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how to pass value to method in controller using button\_to\_remote  
button\_to\_remote ‘check avaliability’,  
:url =\> { :action =\> ‘check\_for\_unique\_login’, :login =\>  
@user.login}  
above code is not working.

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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:** [September 26, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-pass-value-to-method-in-controller/176208/2 "2009-09-26T15:37:49Z")

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Aashish K. wrote:

> how to pass value to method in controller using button\_to\_remote  
> button\_to\_remote ‘check avaliability’,  
> :url =\> { :action =\> ‘check\_for\_unique\_login’, :login =\>  
> @user.login}  
> above code is not working.

value can be params

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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:** [September 26, 2009, 3:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-pass-value-to-method-in-controller/176208/3 "2009-09-26T15:38:08Z")

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Aashish K. wrote:

> Aashish K. wrote:
> 
> > how to pass value to method in controller using button\_to\_remote  
> > button\_to\_remote ‘check avaliability’,  
> > :url =\> { :action =\> ‘check\_for\_unique\_login’, :login =\>  
> > @user.login}  
> > above code is not working.
> 
> value can be params

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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:** [September 26, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-pass-value-to-method-in-controller/176208/4 "2009-09-26T17:19:12Z")

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2009/9/26 Aashish K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> how to pass value to method in controller using button\_to\_remote  
> Â Â button\_to\_remote ‘check avaliability’,  
> Â Â Â Â Â :url =\> { :action =\> ‘check\_for\_unique\_login’, :login =\>  
> @user.login}  
> above code is not working.

What is not working with it? What do you see as the url parameters in  
the log file (log/development.log)?

Colin