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    <p>How can I ensure that the controller.action_name returns correct information? I rely on that to generate user-friendly messages in the menu bar. Consider the following scenario.</p> <p>The action_name method works great when I use:</p> <pre><code>redirect_to edit_profile_path # I get action_name as "edit" in my ApplicationController </code></pre> <p>But it does not yield the information I need when I use the following:</p> <pre><code>render :action =&gt; "edit" # The action_name shows as "get" instead of "edit" </code></pre> <p>Is there a way I can use render action and still get the correct action_name?</p> <p>Thanks, Tabrez</p> <p>---- code snippets in response to Mischa's comment ----</p> <p>This is what I have in the controller: </p> <pre><code>def update if @profile.update_attributes(params[:profile]) format.html { flash.now[:notice] = 'Profile was successfully updated.' render :action =&gt; "edit" } end </code></pre> <p>I am not redirecting because I still want the user to stay in the edit mode. </p> <p>In my application helper I have code to the following effect:</p> <pre><code>if(action_name == "edit" &amp;&amp; (can? :read, l_disp_object) ) then path_links_subheader.concat(link_to 'Show Saved Version', :controller =&gt; controller.controller_path, :action =&gt; :show) end </code></pre> <p>Basically, if the user is in edit mode, I want the "Show Saved Version" link on the menu. But, when I use the "render :action" syntax, the action changes to "get", which makes sense based on what Mischa mentioned (action being a misnomer there..). So, is there a way I can accomplish this without issuing a redirect? The only reason I am not already using redirect is that the logic for retaining the current tab for the user works with render action. I might have to rewrite it if the only possible way to accomplish this is via redirects.</p>
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    2. COHi Frederick - Please see the updated version. I was able to trace down the issue to the way in which I display the edit view.
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