# Sending parameters from view to method in controller

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sending-parameters-from-view-to-method-in-controller/104821>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 22, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sending-parameters-from-view-to-method-in-controller/104821 "2007-05-22T22:56:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![raj\_ma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@raj\_ma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raj_ma)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sending-parameters-from-view-to-method-in-controller/104821/1 "2007-05-22T22:56:20Z")

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this my show method  
def showa  
@posts=Post.find(:all, :conditions =\> “title LIKE ‘a%’”, :order=\>  
“id DESC”)  
render :action =\> ‘list’  
end

This is my view stmt

\<%= link\_to ‘A’, :action =\> ‘showa’ %\>

I want to send A as parameter or any alphabet. This to view my posts in  
alphabetical order of there titles.

Thank You.

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**Author:** ![raj\_ma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@raj\_ma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raj_ma)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 2:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sending-parameters-from-view-to-method-in-controller/104821/2 "2007-05-23T02:02:47Z")

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In View:  
\<%= link\_to “A”, :action =\> “show”, :letter =\> ‘a’ %\>

In Controller:  
letter = params[:letter]

HTH

- H

On 5/23/07, Ravindraraj M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> \<%= link\_to ‘A’, :action =\> ‘showa’ %\>

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