Sytanx question

Rails
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in a template file login.rhtml:
<%= form.password_field :password, :size => 40 %>

and i get this error:

undefined method `password’ for #<User:0x47e5bcc

what is this supposed to mean?
and somebody please explain this syntax: Method :password
should not it be: Method :password=value?

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On 5 Dec 2007, at 08:59, wrb wrote:

in a template file login.rhtml:
<%= form.password_field :password, :size => 40 %>

and i get this error:
undefined method `password’ for #<User:0x47e5bcc
It tried to call the password method on User, but couldn’t.
what is this supposed to mean?

and somebody please explain this syntax: Method :password
should not it be: Method :password=value?
Not sure what you’re trying to ask

3

Hi,

Taken at face value, it looks like your User model doesn’t have a
password attribute. My reaction would be to check the spelling of the
password field in the database table “users” and if that checks out,
place a debug debugger breakpoint in the form and have a quick look at
the User object.

HTH

Chris

4

thanks.
i tried to debug as you said, it really helps.

2007/12/5, chris.mccauley [email protected]: