Controller not inheriting before_filter

Question

So I have ApplicationController.rb:

class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
  protect_from_forgery

  def decode_email
    params[:email] = URI::decode(params[:email])
  end
end

and then UsersController.rb:

class UsersController < ApplicationController
  before_filter :decode_email, only: [:show]

  def show
    #blah blah
  end
end

Now hitting the show action results in:

undefined local variable or method 'decode_email' for #<UsersController:0x007fb5f216a710>

Why isn't that method being inherited so it can be properly used as a before_filter?

This should work. Could it be that `decode_email` is mistakenly a private method? Do you have `private` somewhere in your `ApplicationController`? — Mischa, Dec 29 '12 at 02:08
It is not working exactly because of `private` - it should be private . — R Milushev, Dec 29 '12 at 02:43
Which ruby and rails versions are you using? Did you try restarting your server? — wpp, Dec 29 '12 at 17:58
@QumaraSixOneTour, no it SHOULDN'T be private! It should be either public or protected, but not private. — Mischa, Dec 30 '12 at 01:58
Looks like it should work, but maybe try adding `helper_method :decode_email` above the method in `ApplicationController.rb`. — Brian, Jan 02 '13 at 19:58
**It works on clean app** for sure in case you described. So the problem is deeper and we need you Application and Users Controllers code to figure out the bug. — makaroni4, Jan 05 '13 at 12:05
It is working OK for me, with public or private inherited methods... post your full controllers code to see if we find anything else. — bbonamin, Jan 14 '13 at 19:40

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 15 '13 at 16:55

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class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
  protect_from_forgery

  private
    def decode_email
      params[:email] = URI::decode(params[:email])
    end
end

is working for me

answered Jan 15 '13 at 16:55

Tim Kretschmer

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