Action Controller: Nil Object

Rails
1

I am getting this error message, although I have checked the
show.rhtml file and the corresponding controller file, when trying to
look at my new permalink. Any advice/help would be appreciated.
Thanks!

NoMethodError in Story#show

Showing app/views/story/show.rhtml where line #1 raised:

You have a nil object when you didn’t expect it!
The error occurred while evaluating nil.name

Extracted source (around line #1):

1:

<%= @story.name %>


2:

<%= link_to @story.link, @story.link %>

RAILS_ROOT: script/…/config/…
Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace

#{RAILS_ROOT}/app/views/story/show.rhtml:1:in
`_run_rhtml_47app47views47story47show46rhtml’

/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/action_view/
base.rb:326:in send' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/action_view/ base.rb:326:incompile_and_render_template’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/action_view/
base.rb:301:in render_template' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/action_view/ base.rb:260:inrender_file’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/
action_controller/base.rb:806:in render_file' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/ action_controller/base.rb:711:inrender_with_no_layout’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/
action_controller/layout.rb:247:in render_without_benchmark' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/ action_controller/benchmarking.rb:50:inrender’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in measure' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/ action_controller/benchmarking.rb:50:inrender’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/
action_controller/base.rb:1096:in perform_action_without_filters' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/ action_controller/filters.rb:632:incall_filter’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/
action_controller/filters.rb:619:in perform_action_without_benchmark' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/ action_controller/benchmarking.rb:66:inperform_action_without_rescue’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in measure' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/ action_controller/benchmarking.rb:66:inperform_action_without_rescue’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/
action_controller/rescue.rb:83:in perform_action' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/ action_controller/base.rb:430:insend’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/
action_controller/base.rb:430:in process_without_filters' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/ action_controller/filters.rb:624:inprocess_without_session_management_support’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/
action_controller/session_management.rb:114:in process' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/ action_controller/base.rb:330:inprocess’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/dispatcher.rb:41:in
dispatch' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/webrick_server.rb: 113:inhandle_dispatch’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/webrick_server.rb:
79:in service' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:inservice’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in run' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:173:instart_thread’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in start' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:instart_thread’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:in start' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:ineach’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in start' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:23:instart’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:82:in start' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/webrick_server.rb: 63:indispatch’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/commands/servers/
webrick.rb:59
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in
gem_original_require' /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:inrequire’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.1/lib/
active_support/dependencies.rb:495:in require' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.1/lib/ active_support/dependencies.rb:342:innew_constants_in’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.1/lib/
active_support/dependencies.rb:495:in require' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/commands/server.rb: 39 /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:ingem_original_require’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in
`require’
script/server:3

#{RAILS_ROOT}/app/views/story/show.rhtml:1:in
_run_rhtml_47app47views47story47show46rhtml' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/action_view/ base.rb:326:insend’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/action_view/
base.rb:326:in compile_and_render_template' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/action_view/ base.rb:301:inrender_template’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/action_view/
base.rb:260:in render_file' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/ action_controller/base.rb:806:inrender_file’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/
action_controller/base.rb:711:in render_with_no_layout' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/ action_controller/layout.rb:247:inrender_without_benchmark’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/
action_controller/benchmarking.rb:50:in render' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:inmeasure’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/
action_controller/benchmarking.rb:50:in render' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/ action_controller/base.rb:1096:inperform_action_without_filters’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/
action_controller/filters.rb:632:in call_filter' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/ action_controller/filters.rb:619:inperform_action_without_benchmark’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/
action_controller/benchmarking.rb:66:in
perform_action_without_rescue' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:inmeasure’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/
action_controller/benchmarking.rb:66:in
perform_action_without_rescue' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/ action_controller/rescue.rb:83:inperform_action’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/
action_controller/base.rb:430:in send' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/ action_controller/base.rb:430:inprocess_without_filters’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/
action_controller/filters.rb:624:in
process_without_session_management_support' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/ action_controller/session_management.rb:114:inprocess’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.13.2/lib/
action_controller/base.rb:330:in process' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/dispatcher.rb:41:indispatch’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/webrick_server.rb:
113:in handle_dispatch' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/webrick_server.rb: 79:inservice’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in service' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:inrun’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:173:in start_thread' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:instart’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in start_thread' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:instart’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in each' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:instart’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:23:in start' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:82:instart’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/webrick_server.rb:
63:in dispatch' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/commands/servers/ webrick.rb:59 /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:ingem_original_require’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in
require' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.1/lib/ active_support/dependencies.rb:495:inrequire’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.1/lib/
active_support/dependencies.rb:342:in new_constants_in' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.1/lib/ active_support/dependencies.rb:495:inrequire’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.2/lib/commands/server.rb:
39
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in
gem_original_require' /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:inrequire’
script/server:3

Request

Parameters: {“permalink”=>“my-shiny-weblog”}

Show session dump

flash: !map:ActionController::Flash::FlashHash {}

Response
Headers: {“cookie”=>[], “Cache-Control”=>“no-cache”}

2

Um, @story is nil.

You’ll have to post the controller code for any help.

Jason

3

I’ve been back tracking all my work. Now I am getting a Routing Error
looking like this: Routing Error

no route found to match “/story/new/show/my-shiny-weblog” with
{:method=>:get}

And my controller looks like this:

class StoryController < ApplicationController
def index
@story = Story.find(:first, :order => ‘RAND()’)
end

def new
@story = Story.new(params[:story])
if request.post? and @story.save
flash[:notice] = ‘Story submission succeeded’
redirect_to :action => ‘index’
end
end

def show
@story = Story.find_by_permalink(params[:permalink])
end
end