# NoMethodError on functional test - **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [June 23, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-on-functional-test/196719 "2008-06-23T11:49:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eddy_b)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-on-functional-test/196719/1 "2008-06-23T11:49:13Z")
Hi, I’ve got a small problem with my funcional tests. I want to test the function, that anybody who wants to the admin - controller redirect to the authentication - controller. So I write this small test: def test\_index get :index assert\_response :redirect end But every time I get these error message: ruby test/functional/admin\_controller\_test.rb Loaded suite test/functional/admin\_controller\_test Started E. Finished in 0.313 seconds. 1. Error: test\_index(AdminControllerTest): NoMethodError: You have a nil object when you didn’t expect it! You might have expected an instance of ActiveRecord::Base. The error occurred while evaluating nil.[] … 2 tests, 0 assertions, 0 failures, 1 errors Has anybody an idea to solve this problem? Regards Eddy ---
**Author:** ![eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eddy_b)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-on-functional-test/196719/2 "2008-06-23T11:54:12Z")
On 23 Jun 2008, at 10:49, Eddy B. wrote: > 1. Error: > test\_index(AdminControllerTest): > NoMethodError: You have a nil object when you didn’t expect it! > You might have expected an instance of ActiveRecord::Base. > The error occurred while evaluating nil.[] The error message will tell you where the error occurred. Find that line and work out what is nil and why. Fred ---
**Author:** ![eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eddy_b)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 1:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-on-functional-test/196719/3 "2008-06-23T13:21:25Z")
Frederick C. wrote: > On 23 Jun 2008, at 10:49, Eddy B. wrote: > > > 1. Error: > > test\_index(AdminControllerTest): > > NoMethodError: You have a nil object when you didn’t expect it! > > You might have expected an instance of ActiveRecord::Base. > > The error occurred while evaluating nil.[] > > The error message will tell you where the error occurred. Find that > line and work out what is nil and why. > > Fred He said, that this line ‘get :index’ is nil, but this doesn’t make sense. He gave these answer to all my methods. Eddy ---
**Author:** ![eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eddy_b)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 1:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-on-functional-test/196719/4 "2008-06-23T13:26:51Z")
Eddy B. wrote: > Frederick C. wrote: > > > On 23 Jun 2008, at 10:49, Eddy B. wrote: > > > > > 1. Error: > > > test\_index(AdminControllerTest): > > > NoMethodError: You have a nil object when you didn’t expect it! > > > You might have expected an instance of ActiveRecord::Base. > > > The error occurred while evaluating nil.[] > > > > The error message will tell you where the error occurred. Find that > > line and work out what is nil and why. > > > > Fred > > He said, that this line ‘get :index’ is nil, but this doesn’t make > sense. He gave these answer to all my methods. > > Eddy Fred you are right. He has some problems with the integration of Globalite and so I get the NoMethodError. Thanks! Eddy