On Nov 18, 6:16 pm, Joshua Partogi <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I've just started doing functional testing in Rails. I want to test my > controller whether it displays the page correctly or not. This is the > test code that I have written: > ================================ > fixtures :all > > def test_index > get(:index, {'code' => 'PR', 'project_id' => '9999'}) > end > > But when I ran this test I encounter this error: > 1) Error: > test_index(ReleasesControllerTest): > NoMethodError: undefined method `releases' for nil:NilClass > vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/whiny_nil.rb:52:in > `method_missing' > app/controllers/releases_controller.rb:46:in `index' > > And this is how my controller looks like: > @project = Project.find_by_code(params[:code]) > @releases = @project.releases > > =============================== > > Why do I get this error? > * Shouldn't the releases be a instance variable instead of method? > * Shouldn't the instace be created because I have passed the parameter? > > Did I miss anything here? Because I got this from reading the rails > guide. Thanks for the assistance. > > Kind regards, > > -- > Certified Scrum > Masterhttp://blog.scrum8.com|http://jobs.scrum8.com|http://twitter.com/scrum8
Well, if there are no rows in the projects table whose code column is "PR", Project.find_by_code is doing to return nil. Have you properly set up your fixtures or otherwise seeded your test database? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=.
