# NoMethodError even though the method is there

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-even-though-the-method-is-there/128195>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 5, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-even-though-the-method-is-there/128195 "2008-02-05T19:29:05Z")\
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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:** [February 5, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-even-though-the-method-is-there/128195/1 "2008-02-05T19:29:05Z")

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Hi,

I’m sure this will be an easy one, I’m just not seeing something  
really obvious. In my app/controllers/sessions\_controller.rb file, I  
have this method:

def create  
if (log\_user\_in(params[:login], params[:password],  
params[:remember\_me]))  
user = User.find(session[:user\_id])  
if (user.is\_subscriber?) # line  
11  
flash[:notice] = “Logged in successfully”  
redirect\_to :controller =\> ‘admin’  
else  
flash[:notice] = “Logged in successfully”  
redirect\_to :controller =\> ‘order’, :action =\> ‘new’  
end  
else  
flash[:notice] = “Authentication failed.”  
render :controller =\> ‘register’, :action =\> ‘start’  
end  
end

and in my User model, I have this method:

class User \< ActiveRecord::Base  
…  
def self.is\_subscriber?  
user\_type\_id == 1  
end  
…  
end

but I’m getting this error:

NoMethodError in SessionsController#create  
undefined method `is_subscriber?' for #<User:0xb795d668> RAILS_ROOT: /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/easyrx Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/ attribute_methods.rb:200:in`method\_missing’  
app/controllers/sessions\_controller.rb:11:in `create’

What obvious thing am I missing?

Thanks, - Dave

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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:** [February 5, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-even-though-the-method-is-there/128195/2 "2008-02-05T20:23:35Z")

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Hey Dave, I think your problem is that you have “def  
self.is\_subscriber?” instead of “def is\_subscriber?”, which makes it a  
class method instead of an instance method. Try taking out the “self.”  
part.

Liam

removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I’m sure this will be an easy one, I’m just not seeing something  
> really obvious.  
> …  
> in my User model, I have this method:
> 
> class User \< ActiveRecord::Base  
> …  
> def self.is\_subscriber?  
> user\_type\_id == 1  
> end  
> …  
> end
> 
> but I’m getting this error:
> 
> NoMethodError in SessionsController#create  
> undefined method `is_subscriber?' for #<User:0xb795d668> RAILS_ROOT: /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/easyrx Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/ attribute_methods.rb:200:in`method\_missing’  
> app/controllers/sessions\_controller.rb:11:in `create’
> 
> What obvious thing am I missing?
> 
> Thanks, - Dave

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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:** [February 6, 2008, 10:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-even-though-the-method-is-there/128195/3 "2008-02-06T10:39:22Z")

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def … end in not with in the clas Xyz end…

On Feb 6, 2008 12:53 AM, Liam M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> > Hi,  
> > end  
> > attribute\_methods.rb:200:in `method\_missing’

–  
Thanks & Regards,  
Pavan A.

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