#46 Catch-all Route
Jun 18, 2007 | 5 minutes | Controllers, Routing
Sometimes you need to add complex/dynamic routes. This is often impossible to do in routes.rb, but do not worry. It can be accomplished with a catch-all route. See how in this episode.
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