How can I use values passed to a controller to string inside

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Hi again! Consider the codes below:

def new(conn, %{"invoice" => invoice_params}) do
    variable = "Hello *string here* Hooray *string2 here* day" 
end

My goal is that parameters passed to that controller can be used as a string.

I tried #{invoice_params.payorcode} but it’s not working

2

What is payorcode, and what error are you getting?

If payorcode is not a simple data type that has a to_string impl, you may need to use #{inspect invoice_params.payorcode}

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payorcode is a key from %{"invoice" => invoice_params}

Here’s the value of my map:

%{"DateFrom" => "", "DateTo" => "", "payorcode" => "FIRSTLIFE"}

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When you have Phoenix controller, all your data send as JSON in body has keys in string format.

To prepare your code, you should use:

def new(conn, %{"invoice" => invoice_params}) do
    variable = "Hello #{invoice_params["payorcode"]} Hooray *string2 here* day" 
end

With map["key"] you can access parameters. Remember this will return nil when not found data in map (no data with selected key), and #{...} will replace it with "" - empty string.

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It worked. Thanks! Another question what if I no data found in map and I want it to return with "" then should I use #{["payorcode"]} like this?

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#{invoice_params["payorcode"]}

Otherwise it would just print the payorcode work. :slight_smile: