Full URL with url_for in Rails

Question

How can I get a full url in rails?

url_for @book is returning only a path like /book/1 and not www.domain.com/book/1

Thanks (and sorry if the answer is obvious. Im learning rails!)

Answer 1

Did you try path_for?

Answer 2

Use the :host option. For example, you can use:

url_for(@book, :host => "domain.com")

Answer 3

If it's a RESTful resource you'll be able to use this:

book_url(@book)

Answer 4

According to the docs, this shouldn't happen. The option you're looking for is :only_path and it's false by default. What happens if you set it to false explicitly?

url_for(@book, :only_path => false)

While you can use url_for you should prefer Ryan's method when you can - book_url(@book) for a full url or book_path(@book) for the path.