# ActionView::TemplateError (protected method

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionview-templateerror-protected-method/140850>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 19, 2008, 6:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionview-templateerror-protected-method/140850 "2008-06-19T06:22:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 6:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionview-templateerror-protected-method/140850/1 "2008-06-19T06:22:30Z")

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Hi there im getting this error when im trying to use a virtual  
attribute in the user model

how can i solve this problem?

NoMethodError in Users#index

Showing users/index.html.erb where line #6 raised:

protected method `full\_name’ called for #User:0x381cce0

Extracted source (around line #6):

3: \<% for user in @users %\>  
4:

  
5:   
6: \<%= user.full\_name %\>  
7:   
8:   
9: \<% end %\>

RAILS\_ROOT: E:/Aptana Studio/listings  
Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace

c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active\_record/  
attribute\_methods.rb:205:in `method_missing' app/views/users/index.html.erb:6:in`\_run\_erb\_47app47views47users47index46html46erb’  
app/views/users/index.html.erb:3:in `each' app/views/users/index.html.erb:3:in`\_run\_erb\_47app47views47users47index46html46erb’

c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active\_record/  
attribute\_methods.rb:205:in `method_missing' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_view/ base.rb:637:in`send’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_view/  
base.rb:637:in `compile_and_render_template' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_view/ base.rb:365:in`render\_template’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_view/  
base.rb:316:in `render_file' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ base.rb:1100:in`render\_for\_file’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
base.rb:836:in `render_with_no_layout' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ layout.rb:262:in`render\_without\_benchmark’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
benchmarking.rb:51:in `render' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in`measure’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
benchmarking.rb:51:in `render' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ base.rb:1153:in`default\_render’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
base.rb:1159:in `perform_action_without_filters' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ filters.rb:697:in`call\_filters’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
filters.rb:689:in `perform_action_without_benchmark' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ benchmarking.rb:68:in`perform\_action\_without\_rescue’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in `measure' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ benchmarking.rb:68:in`perform\_action\_without\_rescue’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
rescue.rb:199:in `perform_action_without_caching' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ caching.rb:678:in`perform\_action’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active\_record/  
connection\_adapters/abstract/query\_cache.rb:33:in `cache' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/ query_cache.rb:8:in`cache’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
caching.rb:677:in `perform_action' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ base.rb:524:in`send’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
base.rb:524:in `process_without_filters' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ filters.rb:685:in`process\_without\_session\_management\_support’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
session\_management.rb:123:in `process' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ base.rb:388:in`process’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
dispatcher.rb:171:in `handle_request' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ dispatcher.rb:115:in`dispatch’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
dispatcher.rb:126:in `dispatch_cgi' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ dispatcher.rb:9:in`dispatch’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/webrick\_server.rb:  
112:in `handle_dispatch' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/webrick_server.rb:78:in`service’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in `service' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in`run’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:173:in `start_thread' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in`start’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in `start_thread' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:in`start’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in `each' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in`start’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:23:in `start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:82:in`start’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/webrick\_server.rb:62:in  
`dispatch' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/commands/servers/ webrick.rb:66 c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`gem\_original\_require’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in  
`require' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/ dependencies.rb:496:in`require’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active\_support/  
dependencies.rb:342:in `new_constants_in' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/ dependencies.rb:496:in`require’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/commands/server.rb:39  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in  
`gem_original_require' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`require’  
script/server:3

c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active\_record/  
attribute\_methods.rb:205:in `method_missing' app/views/users/index.html.erb:6:in`\_run\_erb\_47app47views47users47index46html46erb’  
app/views/users/index.html.erb:3:in `each' app/views/users/index.html.erb:3:in`\_run\_erb\_47app47views47users47index46html46erb’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_view/  
base.rb:637:in `send' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_view/ base.rb:637:in`compile\_and\_render\_template’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_view/  
base.rb:365:in `render_template' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_view/ base.rb:316:in`render\_file’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
base.rb:1100:in `render_for_file' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ base.rb:836:in`render\_with\_no\_layout’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
layout.rb:262:in `render_without_benchmark' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ benchmarking.rb:51:in`render’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in `measure' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ benchmarking.rb:51:in`render’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
base.rb:1153:in `default_render' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ base.rb:1159:in`perform\_action\_without\_filters’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
filters.rb:697:in `call_filters' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ filters.rb:689:in`perform\_action\_without\_benchmark’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
benchmarking.rb:68:in `perform_action_without_rescue' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in`measure’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
benchmarking.rb:68:in `perform_action_without_rescue' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ rescue.rb:199:in`perform\_action\_without\_caching’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
caching.rb:678:in `perform_action' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/ connection_adapters/abstract/query_cache.rb:33:in`cache’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active\_record/  
query\_cache.rb:8:in `cache' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ caching.rb:677:in`perform\_action’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
base.rb:524:in `send' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ base.rb:524:in`process\_without\_filters’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
filters.rb:685:in `process_without_session_management_support' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ session_management.rb:123:in`process’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
base.rb:388:in `process' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ dispatcher.rb:171:in`handle\_request’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
dispatcher.rb:115:in `dispatch' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ dispatcher.rb:126:in`dispatch\_cgi’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action\_controller/  
dispatcher.rb:9:in `dispatch' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/webrick_server.rb: 112:in`handle\_dispatch’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/webrick\_server.rb:78:in  
`service' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in`service’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in `run' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:173:in`start\_thread’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in `start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in`start\_thread’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:in `start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in`each’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in `start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:23:in`start’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:82:in `start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/webrick_server.rb:62:in`dispatch’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/commands/servers/  
webrick.rb:66  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in  
`gem_original_require' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`require’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active\_support/  
dependencies.rb:496:in `require' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/ dependencies.rb:342:in`new\_constants\_in’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active\_support/  
dependencies.rb:496:in `require' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/commands/server.rb:39 c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`gem\_original\_require’  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in  
`require’  
script/server:3

Request

Parameters:

None

Show session dump

AND THE LOG SAYS:

ActionView::TemplateError (protected method `full\_name’ called for  
#User:0x381cce0) on line #6 of users/index.html.erb:  
3: \<% for user in @users %\>  
4:

  
5:   
6: \<%= user.full\_name %\>  
7:   
8:   
9: \<% end %\>