On 24 May 2011 21:31, Kevin <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm trying to create a function that will take input in the form "a12345678" > and output text in the form "a12-34-5678" if and only if the input text is > not in the form "adam smith" The goal is to allow my users to enter either > names separated by a space, or the student id number into a single search > field and have the results be returned based on the format of the query. > > > I came up with the following code in my student model > > > def self.insert_dashes(term) > if /^([A-Z]|[a-z]|\d|-){11}$/.match(term) > term.insert 3, '-' > term.insert 6,'-' > end > end > def self.find_record(rec) > if /^([A-Z]|[a-z]|\d|-){11}$/.match(rec) > student=Student.where(:studentID=>rec).all > elsif /^([A-Z\s]|[a-z\s])+$/.match(rec) > split=rec.split ' ',2 > f_name=split.first > l_name=split.second > student=Student.where(:fname=>f_name,:lname=>l_name).all > else > bar=insert_dashes(rec) > find_record(bar) > end > end > > > > If I try to enter a string of the for "a12345678" I am greeted with the > following error: > > SystemStackError (stack level too deep): > app/controllers/students_controller.rb:19:in `find_student'
Have a look at the Rails Guide on Debugging to find how to use ruby-debug to break into your code and inspect variables and follow flow. Then you can debug the method yourself to find what is going wrong. That way you will learn a lot for the future. 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 [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=en.
