On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Mark Wilden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 9:33 AM, Nick Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I noticed in the RSpec documentation that "object.should raise_error" >> isn't enclosed in a begin..rescue..end : >> http://rspec.info/rdoc/classes/Spec/Matchers.html#M000420 >> >> However, when I use #raise_error , I have to rescue it, otherwise an >> actual exception is raised and the script bails. >> >> This: >> RentalMap.make_marker('asdf').should raise_error(RuntimeError, 'The 1st >> argument (property) should be a Property') > > You need to send :should to a Proc: > > lambda { RentalMap.make_marker('asdf') }.should raise_error(blah, blah) > > I'll be every RSpec user has made this mistake at least once (in my case, > numerous times). I wonder if it would be possible for the matcher to call > this out?
Anything is possible :) Please submit a feature request: http://rspec.lighthouseapp.com/ Cheers, David > > ///ark _______________________________________________ rspec-users mailing list rspec-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users
