Methods in my models working in console but not in app itsel

Rails
1

I am going crazy. I have the below two methods in my tag model.
Within the console my Tag.create_for :location => “Toronto” works but
soon as I put this code in my application I get the following error:
NoMethodError in UserController#set_user_fetish_list; undefined method
`make_url_safe’ for Tag:Class

Does that make sense… especially since in works in the console? HELP!
:slight_smile:

class Tag < ActiveRecord::Base
def Tag.create_for(options)
if options[:fetish]
self.create(:name => options[:fetish], :url_safe =>
make_url_safe(), :category => “fetish”)
elsif options[:location]
self.create(:name => options[:location], :url_safe =>
make_url_safe(options[:location]), :category => “location”)
end
end

private
def make_url_safe(str)
str.gsub(/\s/, “_”)
end
end

Thanks for your help! :slight_smile:

–
John K.
[email protected]

2

you’re trying to call an instance method from a class method.

define it as

def Tag.make_url_safe(str)

and you should be good to go.

3

great! thanks :slight_smile:

On 9/7/06, Chris H. [email protected] wrote:

if options[:fetish]
str.gsub(/\s/, "_")

–
John K.
[email protected]