How do I stop controller execution after using redirect_to? (Using Rails)

Question

I have a controller with multiple actions that take :year and :month as attributes from the URL. I have made a private method check_date to check the date is valid and check

Answer 1

You probably want to use filters.

If you call your check_date as a before_filter in the controller, the fact that it rendered or redirected will prevent the controller from ever calling the action method. It ends there and then.