# \[newbie\] if expression "weirdness" **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [February 12, 2006, 6:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-if-expression-weirdness/53627 "2006-02-12T06:49:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rsanheim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/47e85d/32.png) [@rsanheim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rsanheim)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 6:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-if-expression-weirdness/53627/1 "2006-02-12T06:49:03Z")
Ok first i am running linux with lighttpd and apache proxy’ing to the lighttpd process. ruby version is ruby 1.8.4 (2005-12-24) [i686-linux] def test @count = Question.count ``` if(@params[:id]) then breakpoint() if (params[:id].to_i > @count) then redirect_to :action => 'finish' end ``` end end this is a stripped down version of the whole method. the probably that i am having is the if expression is not evaluating to true when the :id param is \> @count. i have changed a bunch of things tried using @params to no avalibilty. But the “weirdness” part comes in when i access the breakpoint() and do the evaluation in the irb console it does evaluate to true. So i have been pulling my hair trying to figure out why in the regular controller it isn’t. Rob S. ---
**Author:** ![rsanheim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/47e85d/32.png) [@rsanheim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rsanheim)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 6:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-if-expression-weirdness/53627/2 "2006-02-12T06:56:18Z")
On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 06:49:03AM +0100, Rob S. wrote: > ``` > if (params[:id].to_i > @count) then > redirect_to :action => 'finish' > end > > ``` > > end > end > > this is a stripped down version of the whole method. the probably that i > am having is the if expression is not evaluating to true when the :id > param is \> @count. i have changed a bunch of things tried using @params > to no avalibilty. > […] You have params[:id] instead of @params[:id] in the second if. – - Adam \*\* Expert Technical Project and Business Management \*\*\*\* System Performance Analysis and Architecture \*\*\*\*\*\* [[http://www.everylastounce.com](http://www.everylastounce.com) ] [[Adam Fields (weblog) - - entertaining hundreds of millions of eyeball atoms every day](http://www.aquick.org/blog) ] … Blog [[Adam Fields Resume](http://www.adamfields.com/resume.html) ]… Experience [[Adam Fields | Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/fields) ] … Photos [[http://www.aquicki.com/wiki](http://www.aquicki.com/wiki) ]…Wiki [[http://del.icio.us/fields](http://del.icio.us/fields) ] … Links ---
**Author:** ![rsanheim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/47e85d/32.png) [@rsanheim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rsanheim)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 7:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-if-expression-weirdness/53627/3 "2006-02-12T07:04:49Z")
Adam F. wrote: > On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 06:49:03AM +0100, Rob S. wrote: > […] > > You have params[:id] instead of @params[:id] in the second if. > > – > Yes that more copy and paste of parts after changing them around to try > and figure out what is going on. but i stated that i have tried using > @params already and that still doesn’t work. I had been looking around > at other rails source’s like rforum and typo and they don’t seem to be > consitent with using @params or params and i have noticed in the > debugger that both work the same. ---
**Author:** ![rsanheim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/47e85d/32.png) [@rsanheim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rsanheim)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-if-expression-weirdness/53627/4 "2006-02-12T15:26:20Z")
On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 07:04:49AM +0100, Rob S. wrote: > Yes that more copy and paste of parts after changing them around to try > and figure out what is going on. but i stated that i have tried using > @params already and that still doesn’t work. I had been looking around > at other rails source’s like rforum and typo and they don’t seem to be > consitent with using @params or params and i have noticed in the > debugger that both work the same. Did you try debug(@params) and debug(@count) to see what they’re actually passing to the view? – - Adam \*\* Expert Technical Project and Business Management \*\*\*\* System Performance Analysis and Architecture \*\*\*\*\*\* [[http://www.everylastounce.com](http://www.everylastounce.com) ] [[Adam Fields (weblog) - - entertaining hundreds of millions of eyeball atoms every day](http://www.aquick.org/blog) ] … Blog [[Adam Fields Resume](http://www.adamfields.com/resume.html) ]… Experience [[Adam Fields | Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/fields) ] … Photos [[http://www.aquicki.com/wiki](http://www.aquicki.com/wiki) ]…Wiki [[http://del.icio.us/fields](http://del.icio.us/fields) ] … Links ---
**Author:** ![rsanheim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/47e85d/32.png) [@rsanheim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rsanheim)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-if-expression-weirdness/53627/5 "2006-02-12T19:23:50Z")
Adam F. wrote: > On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 07:04:49AM +0100, Rob S. wrote: > > Did you try debug(@params) and debug(@count) to see what they’re > actually passing to the view? Yes i have and they are passing the correct variables. why i say its weird is that because when i use the breakpoint() and lanch the script/breakpointer to launch a irb session with the framework already running i can manaully type the same exact expression and it evaluates to true. But in the controller it doesn’t so i am lost as to whats going on.