why action asking me about two parameters when im using form_tag

Question

why when im trying to send this three params(recipients_emails) I get error:

ArgumentError in FreeRegistrationCouponsController#send

wrong number of arguments (2 for 0) Rails.root: /Users/regedarek/code/wifiname

Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace app/controllers/free_registration_coupons_controller.rbin `send'

What Im doing wrong?

<div class="span6">
  <b>Give three of your friends a free registration</b>
  <%= form_tag :controller => 'free_registration_coupons', :action => "send" do %>
    <%= label_tag :recipient_email_1 %>
    <%= text_field_tag :recipient_email_1 %>
    <%= label_tag :recipient_email_2 %>
    <%= text_field_tag :recipient_email_2 %>
    <%= label_tag :recipient_email_3 %>
    <%= text_field_tag :recipient_email_3 %>
    <%= submit_tag %>
  <% end %>
</div>

class FreeRegistrationCouponsController < ApplicationController
  def send
    @sender_id = current_user.id

    binding.pry
    redirect_to root_path
  end
end

resources :free_registration_coupons do
  collection do
    get 'send'
    post 'send'
  end
end

Frederick Cheung Frederick Cheung · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-03T14:10:19

Don't call your action send - you're overwriting a core ruby method. Rails is trying to call this core ruby method, but ends up calling your method instead, which has a different signature.

Rails should probably be using __send__ so that you are free to use send for your own purposes, but there's not much you can do about that right now.

why action asking me about two parameters when im using form_tag

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