Hi, I tried executing the below statement and it just gave me "@:"
> What happens if you just have, just to check it is not an issue with > the text area > <p>@<%= h posted_by_name %>:</p> > Regards Chandrika On Mar 3, 1:36 pm, Colin Law <clan...@googlemail.com> wrote: > On 3 March 2011 07:43, Chandu80 <chandu.she...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hello All, > > I am working on a microblogging application.(similar to twitter) > > In my controller there is a method called replypopUp.It is a method > > that runs when the reply link on timeline is clicked.When I a click on > > the link a pop-up appears in which there is a text area and a post > > button.Inside the text area,the name of the user to whom I am replying > > should appear in the form '@username:' > > Now in my controller method I am taking that user's name using > > @posted_by_name = params[:posted_by] > > Use ruby-debug (see the Rails Guide on debugging if you do not know > how to do this) to break in here and examine @posted_by_name > > > In my view my text area looks like this > > > <textarea name="message" id="message" maxlength ="400" > > style="overflow:auto;width:100%;height: > > 56px ;"onkeyup="checkPostFieldLength(message,'remaining', > > 400);"onkeydown="checkPostFieldLength(message,'remaining', > > 400);"onmouseout="checkPostFieldLength(message,'remaining', 400);">@< > > %=h @posted_by_name %>:</textarea> > > What happens if you just have, just to check it is not an issue with > the text area > <p>@<%= h posted_by_name %>:</p> > > > > > The text within <% %> is the username I am trying to paste by default > > inside the text area > > However when I run the application,I only get" @:" in the text > > area.The name of the user does not appear. > > I have also tried to check using http watch,and I see the url being > > passed correctly,so there is no chance of params[:posted_by] being > > taken as a null value. > > You can check the params by looking in log/development.log. > > Colin -- 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 rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
