# RE: Stupid newbie question

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-stupid-newbie-question/59874>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 8, 2006, 2:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-stupid-newbie-question/59874 "2006-05-08T02:27:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ross\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Ross\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ross_D)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 2:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-stupid-newbie-question/59874/1 "2006-05-08T02:27:22Z")

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Long version

category\_hash = params[:category]  
category\_hash\_parent\_id = category\_hash[:parent\_id]

As bill said it’s a hash [:category, :commit] that contains another  
hash[:name, :parent\_id]

Ross