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Posted by Whitney-Rose Levis
Whitney-Rose Levis
264 Points

Treebook not displaying "time ago"

I can't get treebook to display the timestamp in any form. What am I doing wrong?

<div class="page-header"> <h1>All of the Statuses</h1> </div>

<% @statuses.each do |status| %> <div class="status"> <strong><%= status.name %></strong> <p><%= status.content %></p> <div class"meta"> <% link_to time_ago_in_words(status.created_at) + " ago", status %> <span class="admin"> | <%= link_to "Edit", edit_status_path(status) %> | <%= link_to "Delete", status, method: :delete, data: { confirm: "Are you sure you want to delete this?"} %> </span> </div> </div> <% end %>

Bertan Ulusoy
Bertan Ulusoy
18,047 Points
Bertan Ulusoy
Bertan Ulusoy
18,047 Points

Hi,

You forgot equal sign before link_to.

it should look like this -> <%= link_to time_ago_in_words(status.created_at)...

Whitney-Rose Levis
Whitney-Rose Levis
264 Points

It does have the link_to. The way the copy-paste worked it put everything in a big heaping paragraph but it is there.

2 Answers

Jake Rorrer
Jake Rorrer
17,788 Points
Jake Rorrer
Jake Rorrer
17,788 Points

It looks like your link_to is currently this for displaying time ago:

<% link_to time_ago_in_words(status.created_at) + " ago", status %>

The reason it's not showing up is because you left out an = sign. Here is what it should look like:

<%= link_to time_ago_in_words(status.created_at) + " ago", status %>

That should hopefully do the trick!

Whitney-Rose Levis
Whitney-Rose Levis
264 Points
Whitney-Rose Levis
Whitney-Rose Levis
264 Points

Thanks both of you. I had not read the previous response carefully enough. Coming at it fresh it is all quite clear. Thanks a bunch.

Jake Rorrer
Jake Rorrer
17,788 Points

You're welcome. Glad to help! :)