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Ruby

Posted by Jack Hou
Jack Hou
6,975 Points

NoMethodError in Status#Show

So, like many other people have experienced, I've ran into the infamous NoMethoError with the error message "undefined method `first_name' for nil:NilClass"

I tried to follow the instruction on the following page but still cannot get rid of the error

https://teamtreehouse.com/forum/no-method-error-in-statusesshow

I've also tried to go into rail console and reset all User and Statuses, rake db:reset and then rake db:migrate. Still no use.

Any other tricks that I can use ?

1 Answer

Brandon Barrette
Brandon Barrette
20,485 Points
Brandon Barrette
Brandon Barrette
20,485 Points

Can you verify that when you create a status the appropriate user is assigned? It says nil on first_name because the status is not getting a user assigned to it.