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9,313 PointsWhat does params[:id] mean?
what does the :id in params do? Is it referencing the id column inside the users database?
I thought we were trying to find the user by their profile names so shouldn't it be params[:profile_name]?
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Ronald Jackson
9,229 PointsHi Edward -
The "id" in params references the id of the object (eg., user) that the client wants to work with in some way.
Take a look at this Stackoverflow discussion of params in a Rails app:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6885990/rails-params-explained
Also check out Rails Guide documentation on params: http://guides.rubyonrails.org/action_controller_overview.html
The discussion about params is mid-way down the page.
Best,
Ronald