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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, Rob. The 'preferred' part still
throws me since it's apparently still true that <A
href="mailto:'@params[]'">'@params[]'</A> and 'params[]' will both work to
access the params hash. Yes?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, when you say 'params' is a method
call... I would have thought that it could also be a local variable whose
interpretation at runtime would be context sensitive. No?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Confusing ;-(</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks again,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill</FONT></DIV>
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href="mailto:Rob@AgileConsultingLLC.com">Rob Biedenharn</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 2006-03-31 10:53 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Rails] params[] vs
@params[]</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>params[] is preferred now because 'params' is a method call and
<A href="mailto:'@params'">'@params'</A> is an instance variable. I had
this question myself and when AWDR had both styles, I asked a Rails core team
member when I saw him.
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<DIV>On Mar 31, 2006, at 10:51 AM, Bill Walton wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is there a difference in the way that params[]
and @params[] are handled?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is the 'handling' done by Ruby or
Rails?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A pointer to the relevant documentation would
be sincerely appreciated. Or just an answer would be ok too
;-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill</FONT></DIV>
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