How can I set default parameter value in routing in rails 3

Question

How can I set default parameter value in routing in Rails 3. For example I have this route

match ':slug/:id/:direction' => 'quiz#show', :as => :quiz_details, :direction => "next" 

and I want to default the value of direction to next.

Answer 1

match ':slug/:id/:direction' => 'quiz#show', :as => :quiz_details, :defaults => { :direction => "next" } 

More details in the official Rails guides.