# Read session in a view

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/read-session-in-a-view/133020>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 26, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/read-session-in-a-view/133020 "2008-03-26T19:26:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Shawn\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@Shawn\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shawn_B)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/read-session-in-a-view/133020/1 "2008-03-26T19:26:06Z")

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I would like to be able to hide a edit and add link on a index page  
based on if a user is logged in or not. is this possible and if so  
could you help?

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**Author:** ![Shawn\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@Shawn\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shawn_B)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/read-session-in-a-view/133020/2 "2008-03-27T01:01:53Z")

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Set the user id in session and use that in your index page to hide or  
enable links.

\<% if session[:user\_id] %\>  
//show or hide links  
\<% end %\>