Hi Colin

I got it

we need to give like below

assert post.update_attributes(:name=>"") ,post.errors.full_messages


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On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 4:44 PM, karthik k <[email protected]> wrote:

> My Question
>
> def test_check_for_validity
>     post=County.new(:name=>"
> myname",:description=>"mydesc")
>     assert post.save
>   end
>
> above is the method and when i run unit test it is saying as
>
> 1) Failure:
> test_check_for_validity(CountyTest) [/test/unit/county_test.rb:10]:
> <false> is not true.
>
> what does it say i cannot under stand
>
> please help
>
> your answer
>
> It is saying that the post.save failed (the assert is expecting true,
> so false makes the test fail).  Possibly your validations are failing.
>  If you put the line
>
> assert post.valid?, post.errors.full_messages
>
> before the save this will check the item for validity before
> attempting to save it and show you any errors from validations (I
> think).
>
> Colin
>
>
> My question
>
> > hi
> > i am updating the data in unit testing
> >
> > def test_for_update
> >     post=counties(:one)
> >     assert post.valid?, post.errors.full_messages
> >     assert post.update_attributes(:name=>"")
> >   end
> >
> >
> > name should not be empty but as you said i displayed
> >
> > "assert post.valid?, post.errors.full_messages"
> >
> > But i am not getting error message in assert but getting error message
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Colin Law <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> 2009/8/1 karthik k <[email protected]>:
>> > hi Colin
>> >
>> > 1) Failure:
>> > test_for_update(CountyTest) [test/unit/county_test.rb:19]:
>> > Name has already been taken.
>> > <false> is not true.
>> >
>> >
>>
> your answer
>
>>
>> Could you reply with your comments inserted into the existing email
>> please rather than at the top, it makes it much easier to follow the
>> thread, so your comment above should have been after my bit asking for
>> the error.
>>
>> Have you got a validates_uniqueness_of :name?  I think the error means
>> there are two with the same name. If you can't see the problem post
>> your counties.yml.
>>
>> Earlier it was suggested that you look at the rails guides Getting
>> Started and Testing.  Have you done that and do you understand all
>> that is in them? (Or at least understand most of it)
>>
>> Colin
>>
>>
>
> Yes
> i have validates_uniqueness_of :name
>
> what i need to do
> please help
>
> karthik.k
>

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