Rails : Linking an anchor from a different controller/view

Question

<%= link_to (:controller => "company_stuff", :action => "index", :anchor => :menu), :class => 'links' do %>
    <li>Terms of Use</li>
<% end %>

I am having difficulty linking a page which is on a different controller and also the link is an anchor. Basically the controller is called company_stuff the action is index and the anchor is called #terms

In this particular case, the anchor should be passed as a parameter to the action? — MurifoX, Dec 20 '12 at 16:29
still doesn't work. There must be a syntax/formatting error somewhere — Muhammed Bhikha, Dec 20 '12 at 16:31
The anchor is a normal anchor link.. eg `www.example.com/#terms` — Muhammed Bhikha, Dec 20 '12 at 16:34

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 20 '12 at 16:39

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The problem was that the :controller :action :anchor was not being passed through as a hash, separate from the CSS class

Below is the solution

<%= link_to "Terms Of Use", {:controller => "company_stuff", :anchor => "terms"}, :class => "links" %>

answered Dec 20 '12 at 16:39

Muhammed Bhikha

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Great! accept your own answer so people can use it later when reading your question. – Khaled Dec 20 '12 at 16:43
I have to wait for two days :( – Muhammed Bhikha Dec 20 '12 at 17:37

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

I believe you can try something like this

<%= link_to index_company_stuff_path + "#terms", :class => 'links' do %>
    <li>Terms of Use</li>
<% end %>

Or

<%= link_to index_company_stuffs_path + "#terms", :class => 'links' do %>
    <li>Terms of Use</li>
<% end %>

Depending on your controller name and route.

You can find more information on this question How to create an anchor and redirect to this specific anchor in Ruby on Rails

Rails : Linking an anchor from a different controller/view

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