Rails how to redirect if record is not found

Question

I am trying to redirect if the record is not found. The page is not redirect and I get the error record not found.

My controller:

def index
@link = Link.         


        

Answer 1

You are on the right track, just capture the RecordNotFound exception:

def index
  @link = Link.find(params[:id])
  # should render index.html.erb by default
rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
  redirect_to(root_url, :notice => 'Record not found')
end