Dispatching nested URLs

> Hello,
>
> I wanted to have URLs like:
>
> www.mysite.com/members/membername
>
> and then act accordingly, showing the information about the member
> whose name is "membername".
>
> When creating, I do:
>
> e a linkToLocal: 'members/membername'
>
> Q1: Is this the preferred method of creating such URLs?

>
> When dispatching, I do something like (in "members" controller):
>
> membername := self application context route next.
>
> (memberName isNil)
> ifFalse: [
> "show member details of member named "membername"]
> ifTrue: [
> "show the list of all members"]
>
> Q2: Is this the preferred method of dispatching such nested URLs?
>

> Hi Canol,
>
> Le dimanche 5 septembre 2010 10:42:19, ZuLuuuuuu a écrit :
>
> > Hello,
>
> > I wanted to have URLs like:
>
> >www.mysite.com/members/membername
>
> > and then act accordingly, showing the information about the member
> > whose name is "membername".
>
> > When creating, I do:
>
> > e a linkToLocal: 'members/membername'
>
> > Q1: Is this the preferred method of creating such URLs?
>
> Yes, that's fine :)
>
>
>
> > When dispatching, I do something like (in "members" controller):
>
> > membername := self application context route next.
>
> > (memberName isNil)
> >    ifFalse: [
> >            "show member details of member named "membername"]
> >    ifTrue: [
> >            "show the list of all members"]
>
> > Q2: Is this the preferred method of dispatching such nested URLs?
>
> Yes, using the route is the best way.
>
> If you do it in a controller method, it can be simplified with 'self route
> next'. However, If you use it in a widget, the way I see it widgets shouldn't
> be responsible for dispatching or retreiving data from the url, it should be
> the application's job (that's why the route is accessible from the
> application) in a controller method.
>
> I'm not saying it's a strict rule, but I think it's better to do it this way.
>
> Cheers,
> Nico
> --
> Nicolas Pettonhttp://www.objectfusion.fr
> Objectfusion S.A.R.L.
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