# Dashes in RESTful resource

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dashes-in-restful-resource/138927>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 29, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dashes-in-restful-resource/138927 "2008-05-29T02:07:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![bunsenator](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@bunsenator](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bunsenator)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dashes-in-restful-resource/138927/1 "2008-05-29T02:07:27Z")

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true false 2008-05-22T19:53:59Z 652 Funny Stuff 0.00 13197 2008-05-28T23:49:26Z 232

I have a resource that I am communicating with fine, but I am unable  
to process certain elements, particularly elements with dashes in the  
name such as “total-time”.

I’m getting an error message of “undefined method `total’ for #…”

here is my pertinent template code:  
\<%= @details.total-time %\>

I’m researching this now but I cant find any past instances of it.

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**Author:** ![bunsenator](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@bunsenator](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bunsenator)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dashes-in-restful-resource/138927/2 "2008-05-29T02:09:21Z")

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Auston Bunsen wrote:

> true false 2008-05-22T19:53:59Z 652 Funny Stuff 0.00 13197 2008-05-28T23:49:26Z 232
> 
> I have a resource that I am communicating with fine, but I am unable  
> to process certain elements, particularly elements with dashes in the  
> name such as “total-time”.
> 
> I’m getting an error message of “undefined method `total’ for #…”
> 
> here is my pertinent template code:  
> \<%= @details.total-time %\>
> 
> I’m researching this now but I cant find any past instances of it.

Try @details.total\_time

I believe - gets translated to \_ in the XML conversion

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**Author:** ![bunsenator](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@bunsenator](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bunsenator)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dashes-in-restful-resource/138927/3 "2008-05-29T03:15:20Z")

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This is correct. Thanks!

On May 28, 8:09 pm, Alex W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)