Do I need a slash in front of rails route

Question

I have the following url structure in rails routes:

match '/financial-dictionary/:letter' => 'learning_center#dictionary', :as => :lc_dictionary

Do i need a leading slash in front of "financial-dictionary"? What will happen if i remove it?

yes,it works both ways, i just wondering if there is any actual difference. — Tamik Soziev, Mar 30 '12 at 14:49

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 30 '12 at 14:58

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Short answer: nope, you don't need.

answered Mar 30 '12 at 14:58

jipiboily

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thats actually where i got confused - because they are using a slash `match "/patients/:id" => "patients#show"` in guides... – Tamik Soziev Mar 30 '12 at 15:02
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you don't need, but you can use them. They are using both in the guide. – jipiboily Mar 30 '12 at 15:05

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