Flash [: notice] or flash.notice?

Question

FlashHash has convenient methods for: notifications and: warnings. Then my question is which is most appropriate? flash [: notice] or flash.notice? Is it just a mater of taste, or does it have a good reason to choose one method over another?

Answer 1

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/flash.rb, line 150
150:       def notice
151:         self[:notice]
152:       end

I knew it!

Answer 2

Is it just a mater of taste, or does it have a good reason to choose one method over another?

To a large extent. flash[:notice]is how Rails handles it internally, so if there is a “right” way to do it, maybe it is. Personally, I prefer flash.notice, but this is only my preference.