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Posted by Sterling Savariau
Sterling Savariau
8,373 Points

distance_of_time_in_words_to_now ERROR

So while I'm trying to create a timestamp for a post, I keep getting an error when I start up the server.

My code is currently this:

<ul id="timeline">
<% tweets.each do |tweet| %>
<li<% if tweets.first == tweet %> class="first"<% end %>>
<%= image_tag tweet.user.gravatar_url %>
<div class="tweet_message_container">
<%= link_to tweet.user.username %>
<%= h tweet.message %>
<div class="time_ago">
<%= distance_of_time_in_words_to_now(tweet.created_at) %> ago
</div>
</div>
<div class ="clear"></div>
</li>
<% end %>
</ul>

But when I make the post, it comes out like this:

about {{count}} hours ago

or

{{count}} days ago

I'm getting very frustrated...Please help.

1 Answer

Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 Points
Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 Points

Try using this method:

time_ago_in_words(tweet.created_at)
Sterling Savariau
Sterling Savariau
8,373 Points

No luck. It's still give me that {{count}} bullshxt. It writes out "minutes" and "hours", but the actual numbers turn into {{count}}.