I am having the error Failure/Error: expect(page).to have_content("Content can't be blank.")

Question

Failure/Error: expect(page).to have_content("Content can't be blank.") expected to find text "Content can't be blank." in "There was a problem adding that todo list item. 1 error prohibited this todo item from being saved: Content can't be blank Content" # ./spec/features/todo_items/create_spec.rb:32:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'

It seems that It is reading the error and continuing the message instead of reseting and leaving only "Content can't be blank."

NEW.HTML.ERB

<%= form_for [@todo_list, @todo_item] do |form| %> <% if @todo_item.errors.any? %> <div id="error_explanation"> <h2><%= pluralize(@todo_item.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited this todo item from being saved:</h2>

  <ul>
  <% @todo_item.errors.full_messages.each do |msg| %>
    <li><%= msg %></li>
  <% end %>
  </ul>
</div>

<% end %>

<%= form.label :content %>
<%= form.text_field :content %>

<%= form.submit "Save" %>

<% end %>

CREATE_SPEC.RB

require 'spec_helper'

describe "Adding todo items" do let!(:todo_list) {TodoList.create(title: "Groceries", description: "Grocery List.")}

def visit_todo_list(list)
    visit "/todo_lists"
    within "#todo_list_#{todo_list.id}" do
        click_link "List Items"
    end
end

it "is successful with valid content" do 
    visit_todo_list(todo_list)
    click_link "New Todo Item"
    fill_in "Content", with: "Milk"
    click_button "Save"
    expect(page).to have_content("Added todo list item.")
    within("ul.todo_items") do
        expect(page).to have_content("Milk")
    end
end

it "displays and error with no content" do
    visit_todo_list(todo_list)
    click_link "New Todo Item"
    fill_in "Content", with: ""
    click_button "Save"
    within "div.flash" do 
        expect(page).to have_content("There was a problem adding that todo list item.")
    end
    expect(page).to have_content("Content can't be blank.")
end

end

APPLICATION.HTML.ERB

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Odot</title> <%= stylesheet_link_tag "application", media: "all", "data-turbolinks-track" => true %> <%= javascript_include_tag "application", "data-turbolinks-track" => true %> <%= csrf_meta_tags %> </head> <body>

<% flash.each do |type, message| %> <div class="alert flash <%= type %>"> <%= message%> </div> <% end %>

<%= yield %>

</body> </html>

I have tried to rewatch older videos to find my problem, but need fresh eyes. Thank you for the time and help.

Answer 1 · 2015-10-14T15:46:12Z

October 14, 2015 3:46pm

Yes i had the same error and it was syntax but in my case was the apostrophe "can´t instead of "can't". They might look the same in this page but they are not the same in the keyboard

Answer 2 · 2015-07-19T03:14:02Z

July 19, 2015 3:14am

I just had this same issue.

For expect(page).to have_content("Content can't be blank.") you have to remove the period at the end of "blank". Once the period is removed, leaving you with expect(page).to have_content("Content can't be blank"), the test will pass.

Looks like I'm about 6 months late on this answer, but hopefully this will help others moving forward.

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