class method `self.controller_name`

Ruby on Rails 3.1.12

Since v3.0.20

Available in: v3.0.20 v3.1.12 v3.2.22.5 v4.0.13 v4.1.16 v4.2.9 v5.2.8.1 v6.0.6 v6.1.7.10 v7.0.10 v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

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self.controller_name()

Returns the last part of the controller’s name, underscored, without the ending Controller. For instance, PostsController returns posts. Namespaces are left out, so Admin::PostsController returns posts as well.

Returns

string

Source

# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal.rb, line 116
    def self.controller_name
      @controller_name ||= self.name.demodulize.sub(/Controller$/, '').underscore
    end

Defined in actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal.rb line 116 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActionController::Metal

Signature

Returns