# Restful routes question

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-routes-question/156319>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 24, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-routes-question/156319 "2008-12-24T13:10:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jc71229](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bb73d2/32.png) [@jc71229](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jc71229)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-routes-question/156319/1 "2008-12-24T13:10:36Z")

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Hi all,

This is something I puzzle for quite a while. I need just one more  
controller method just like index, that doesn’t need another parameter  
when used with redirect\_to (not like show). For that I define in  
config/routes:

map.resources :orders, :member =\> { :confirm =\> :get }

In my controller I can do then

redirect\_to confirm\_order\_path(some\_id), but I actually want

redirect\_to confirm\_order\_path

Is there an easy way to do this?

Thanks in advance and Merry Xmas  
Jens

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**Author:** ![jc71229](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bb73d2/32.png) [@jc71229](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jc71229)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-routes-question/156319/2 "2008-12-24T13:51:38Z")

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What you’re after is :collection, not :member.

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**Author:** ![jc71229](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bb73d2/32.png) [@jc71229](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jc71229)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-routes-question/156319/3 "2008-12-24T15:03:22Z")

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Ryan B. wrote:

> What you’re after is :collection, not :member.
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> [frozenplague.net](http://frozenplague.net/2008/01/restful-routing-an-overview/)
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> Ryan B.  
> Freelancer  
> [http://frozenplague.net](http://frozenplague.net)

Thanks a lot Ryan, that was exactly what I needed.

Have a nice Xmas day  
Jens