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Ruby

Posted by Shaun Jackson
Shaun Jackson
1,270 Points

Silly End Syntax Error

I've copied this exactly as the man with the creepy smile did but I'm still getting a syntax error and I've had enough of staring at it.

Error code on test:

C:\Sites\treebook>ruby -Itest test/functional/profiles_controller_test.rb C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby1.9.3/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/activesupport-3.2.13/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:251:in `require': C:/Sites/treebook/app/controllers/profiles_controller.rb:12: syntax error, unexpected $end, expecting keyword_end (SyntaxError)

Code from profiles controller:

class ProfilesController < ApplicationController
  def show

    @user = User.find_by_profile_name(params[:id])

    if @user
        render action: :show
    else
      render file: 'public/404', status: 404, formats: [:html]

   end
 end
Victor Miclovich
Victor Miclovich
9,108 Points

Does your ProfilesController have a final end?

class ProfilesController < ApplicationController
  def show

    @user = User.find_by_profile_name(params[:id])

    if @user
        render action: :show
    else
      render file: 'public/404', status: 404, formats: [:html]
   end # this end terminates the if

 end # this end terminates the show method

end  # this end terminates the profile class

2 Answers

Shaun Jackson
Shaun Jackson
1,270 Points
Shaun Jackson
Shaun Jackson
1,270 Points

if's need terminating?

Wish they told me this on the video, thanks

Victor Miclovich
Victor Miclovich
9,108 Points

lol... yes they do; you could do the Ruby foundations track as well (just one more time if you haven't)

Shaun Jackson
Shaun Jackson
1,270 Points
Shaun Jackson
Shaun Jackson
1,270 Points

Thanks for the help. Most of the errors I have are forgetting to include a : or ? or %> and that is frustrating.

I'm almost completed the Ruby SImple program.