How do I route :collection to use /controller/action/:id in rails 2.3 & 3?

Question

If I have code that looks like this:

:collection => {
  :download_print_use => :get
}

rake routes dosn't show me how to use :id to map to something like /controller/download_print_use/:id

what do I need to do to make this work?

Answer 1

Because that's the point of the collection option. Ex: events/download_print .

I think you need to use :member => {} to get what you want.

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It's the same principle in rails 3, but with a more elegant syntax. You can read this paragraph to understand it better: http://guides.rubyonrails.org/routing.html#adding-more-restful-actions