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Start your free trialDaniel Cardenas
Courses Plus Student 9,236 Pointsundefined method `name'
Im on Building a simple ruby application--getting the latest section. And I keep getting this error when clicking on the button "Post a new status"
Any thoughts? here is the link to what i mean http://localhost:3000/statuses/new
Thanks, :)
3 Answers
Christopher Davis
13,738 PointsCould you include the code for your status controller, model, and the form view?
Daniel Cardenas
Courses Plus Student 9,236 Pointsclass StatusesController < ApplicationController before_action :set_status, only: [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy]
# GET /statuses # GET /statuses.json def index @statuses = Status.all end
# GET /statuses/1 # GET /statuses/1.json def show end
# GET /statuses/new def new @status = Status.new end
# GET /statuses/1/edit def edit end
# POST /statuses # POST /statuses.json def create @status = Status.new(status_params)
respond_to do |format|
if @status.save
format.html { redirect_to @status, notice: 'Status was successfully created.' }
format.json { render action: 'show', status: :created, location: @status }
else
format.html { render action: 'new' }
format.json { render json: @status.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
end
end
end
# PATCH/PUT /statuses/1 # PATCH/PUT /statuses/1.json def update respond_to do |format| if @status.update(status_params) format.html { redirect_to @status, notice: 'Status was successfully updated.' } format.json { head :no_content } else format.html { render action: 'edit' } format.json { render json: @status.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity } end end end
# DELETE /statuses/1 # DELETE /statuses/1.json def destroy @status.destroy respond_to do |format| format.html { redirect_to statuses_url } format.json { head :no_content } end end
private # Use callbacks to share common setup or constraints between actions. def set_status @status = Status.find(params[:id]) end
# Never trust parameters from the scary internet, only allow the white list through.
def status_params
params.require(:status).permit(:name, :content)
end
end
class User < ActiveRecord::Base # Include default devise modules. Others available are: # :confirmable, :lockable, :timeoutable and :omniauthable devise :database_authenticatable, :registerable, :recoverable, :rememberable, :trackable, :validatable
Setup accesible (or protected) attributes for your model
attr_accessible :email, :password, :password_confirmation, :remember_me, :first_name, :last_name, :profile_name
end
<%= form_for(@status) do |f| %> <% if @status.errors.any? %> <div id="error_explanation"> <h2><%= pluralize(@status.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited this status from being saved:</h2>
<ul>
<% @status.errors.full_messages.each do |msg| %>
<li><%= msg %></li>
<% end %>
</ul>
</div>
<% end %>
<div class="field"> <%= f.label :name %><br> <%= f.text_field :name %> </div> <div class="field"> <%= f.label :content %><br> <%= f.text_area :content %> </div> <div class="actions"> <%= f.submit %> </div> <% end %>
Thanks for the help in advance :)
Daniel Cardenas
Courses Plus Student 9,236 PointsPlease disregard, I just needed to keep watching http://teamtreehouse.com/library/build-a-simple-ruby-on-rails-application/customizing-forms/getting-the-latest-changes
in it's entirety, they eventually explain this error.
Thanks again though!