Undefined Method 'user'

Question

Im getting a undefined method of user when i call for

  <%= @department.user.firstName %>

Department Controller..

class DepartmentsController < ApplicationController
  before_action :set_department, only: [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy]

  # GET /departments
  # GET /departments.json
  def index
    @departments = Department.all
  end

  # GET /departments/1
  # GET /departments/1.json
  def show
     @department = Department.find(params[:id])
  end

  # GET /departments/new
  def new
    @department = Department.new
  end

  # GET /departments/1/edit
  def edit
  end

  # POST /departments
  # POST /departments.json
  def create
    @department = Department.new(department_params)

    respond_to do |format|
      if @department.save
        format.html { redirect_to @department, notice: 'Department was successfully Created.' }
        format.json { render :show, status: :created, location: @department }
      else
        format.html { render :new }
        format.json { render json: @department.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
      end
    end
  end

  # PATCH/PUT /departments/1
  # PATCH/PUT /departments/1.json
  def update
    respond_to do |format|
      if @department.update(department_params)
        format.html { redirect_to @department, notice: 'Department was successfully Updated.' }
        format.json { render :show, status: :ok, location: @department }
      else
        format.html { render :edit }
        format.json { render json: @department.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
      end
    end
  end

  # DELETE /departments/1
  # DELETE /departments/1.json
  def destroy
    @department.destroy
    respond_to do |format|
      format.html { redirect_to departments_url, notice: 'Department was successfully Deleted.' }
      format.json { head :no_content }
    end
  end

  private
    # Use callbacks to share common setup or constraints between actions.
    def set_department
      @department = Department.find(params[:id])
    end

    # Never trust parameters from the scary internet, only allow the white list through.
    def department_params
      params.require(:department).permit(:name, :user_id)
    end
end

When I checked my migrations and there is a firstName field in the migration and here is the department model

class Department < ActiveRecord::Base
    has_many :users
end

also in another file file i am asking for a table calls with in a log index and i am getting a

undefined method `each' for nil:NilClass

Answer 1 · 2015-04-29T04:37:18Z

April 29, 2015 4:37am

Your instance variable is @departments

So in your view when you are doing something like:

 <% @deparments.each do |department| %>
      ... code here ...
    <% end %>

then department is a singular iteration of the instance variable creating a local variable to that view. So, your implementation would be more so like this:

<%= department.user.firstName %>

note: this only holds true if we're talking about the index.

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Undefined Method 'user'

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