Adding variable to params in rails

Question

How can i add user_id into params[:page] i don't want to use hidden fields.

@page= Page.new(params[:page]) 

Is there a way to use like

@page= Page.new(:name=>params[:page][:name], :user_id => current_user.id) 

Answer 1

I use this day in and day out:

@page= Page.new(params[:page].merge(:user_id => 1, :foo => "bar")) 

Answer 2

Instead of doing it that way, build the association (assumes you have has_many :pages in the User model):

@page = current_user.pages.build(params[:page]) 

This will automatically set user_id for the Page object.