# Facebooker: de-puzzle me, please! :)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/facebooker-de-puzzle-me-please/131362>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 8, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/facebooker-de-puzzle-me-please/131362 "2008-03-08T21:00:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/facebooker-de-puzzle-me-please/131362/1 "2008-03-08T21:00:19Z")

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[NB] probably I’m just too tired to see what I’m doing wrong…

I’m testing my first app and I’m playing with friends:

\<%= @user.inspect %\>

==\>

#\<Facebooker::User:0x3620388 @friends=[#\<Facebooker::User:0x3620338  
@id=11001717, @session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x3625ab8  
@session\_key=“ad4bd8999ba887ccf1bc55d1-630930558”,  
@secret\_from\_session=nil, @auth\_token=nil, @user=#\<Facebooker::User:  
0x3620388 …\>, @api\_key=“6aad53d26db4132a404f7ecd02300c49”,  
@expires=0, @uid=630930558,  
@secret\_key=“51e9993873e8e7d36e7be9d6c5e29b66”\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:  
0x3620324 @id=22604621, @session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x3625ab8  
@session\_key=“ad4bd8999ba887ccf1bc55d1-630930558”,  
@secret\_from\_session=nil, @auth\_token=nil, @user=#\<Facebooker::User:  
0x3620388 …\>, [CUT]

If I loop my friends and inspect objects I have similar (but  
restricted) items:

==\>

#\<Facebooker::User:0x360a6c8 @id=11001717,  
@session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x360e458  
@session\_key=“ad4bd8999ba887ccf1bc55d1-630930558”,  
@secret\_from\_session=nil, @auth\_token=nil, @user=#\<Facebooker::User:  
0x360a718 @friends=[#\<Facebooker::User:0x360a6c8 …\>,  
#\<Facebooker::User:0x360a6b4 @id=22604621,  
@session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:  
0x360a68c @id=500209860, @session=#\<Facebooker::Session:  
0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:0x360a664 @id=503592015,  
@session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:  
0x360a628 @id=508240872, @session=#\<Facebooker::Session:  
0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:0x360a5ec @id=509541043,  
@session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:  
0x360a5b0 @id=513849727, @session=#\<Facebooker::Session:  
0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:0x360a574 @id=516378422,  
@session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:  
0x360a524 @id=523292187, @session=#\<Facebooker::Session:  
0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:0x360a4e8 @id=526348207,  
@session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:  
0x360a4ac @id=527250651, @session=#\<Facebooker::Session:  
0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:0x360a45c @id=530571506,  
@session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:  
0x360a420 @id=542146446, @session=#\<Facebooker::Session:  
0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:0x360a330 @id=543519441,  
@session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:  
0x360a240 @id=546968421, @session=#\<Facebooker::Session:  
0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:0x360a204 @id=547882501,  
@session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x360e458 …\>\>, [CUT]

#\<Facebooker::User:0x360a6b4 @id=22604621,  
@session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x360e458  
@session\_key=“ad4bd8999ba887ccf1bc55d1-630930558”,  
@secret\_from\_session=nil, @auth\_token=nil, @user=#\<Facebooker::User:  
0x360a718 @friends=[#\<Facebooker::User:0x360a6c8 @id=11001717,  
@session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:  
0x360a6b4 …\>, #\<Facebooker::User:0x360a68c @id=500209860,  
@session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:  
0x360a664 @id=503592015, @session=#\<Facebooker::Session:  
0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:0x360a628 @id=508240872,  
@session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:  
0x360a5ec @id=509541043, @session=#\<Facebooker::Session:  
0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:0x360a5b0 @id=513849727,  
@session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:  
0x360a574 @id=516378422, @session=#\<Facebooker::Session:  
0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:0x360a524 @id=523292187,  
@session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:  
0x360a4e8 @id=526348207, @session=#\<Facebooker::Session:  
0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:0x360a4ac @id=527250651,  
@session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:  
0x360a45c @id=530571506, @session=#\<Facebooker::Session:  
0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:0x360a420 @id=542146446,  
@session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:  
0x360a330 @id=543519441, @session=#\<Facebooker::Session:  
0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:0x360a240 @id=546968421,  
@session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:  
0x360a204 @id=547882501, @session=#\<Facebooker::Session:  
0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:0x360a1c8 @id=556532498,  
@session=#\<Facebooker::Session:0x360e458 …\>\>, #\<Facebooker::User:  
0x360a18c @id=559118926, @session=#\<Facebooker::Session:  
0x360e458 …\>\>,[CUT]

even these objects are Facebooker::User objects, but I can’t access  
@friends array! I want those ids

What am I not seeing ?

thank you 🙂

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2008, 9:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/facebooker-de-puzzle-me-please/131362/2 "2008-03-08T21:27:29Z")

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Emanuele Mek Tozzato wrote:

> even these objects are Facebooker::User objects, but I can’t access  
> @friends array! I want those ids

Are the friends not available as:

@user.friends

?

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/facebooker-de-puzzle-me-please/131362/3 "2008-03-09T00:56:35Z")

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Of course, I printed two friends, but I want to access their  
friends… (I was not so clear…)  
I see the ids with when I inspect, but I can’t reach them :x

dammit 🙂 🙂

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/facebooker-de-puzzle-me-please/131362/4 "2008-03-09T01:15:55Z")

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Emanuele Mek Tozzato wrote:

> Of course, I printed two friends, but I want to access their  
> friends… (I was not so clear…)  
> I see the ids with when I inspect, but I can’t reach them :x

@user.friends will be an array of users. If you want to access their  
friends (if you have access to them), then:

@user.friends.each do |person|

# here person.friends will be an array of friends

# of one friend of @user

end