Undefined method `convert_to' for false:FalseClass

Ruby
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I have a rails app (so maybe this is a question for the rails list) that
uses a temperature class I also wrote. When the app goes to save a new
record, I get this error message.

undefined method `convert_to’ for false:FalseClass

Why is convert_to being passed a flase object? The method is:

def ==(t_obj)
@temp == t_obj.convert_to(@units).temp
end

the convert_to method converts a temperature object to the requested
units (C, F, K).
It is coming from:

#{RAILS_ROOT}/app/models/temperature.rb:82:in ==' #{RAILS_ROOT}/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/active_record/callbacks.rb:248:increate_or_update’

Regards,
–Dean

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Dean wrote:

I have a rails app (so maybe this is a question for the rails list) that
uses a temperature class I also wrote. When the app goes to save a new
record, I get this error message.

undefined method `convert_to’ for false:FalseClass

Why is convert_to being passed a flase object? The method is:

It could just be Rails weirdness. Paste the code where the call
is, if at all possible. In the meanwhile, try this workaround to
see if this is a problem or just something Rails did not expect
you to do:

def ==(t_obj)
@temp == t_obj.convert_to(@units).temp
end

def ==(other)
other and @temp == other.convert_to(@units).temp
end

Here we fail immediately if other is nil or false.

the convert_to method converts a temperature object to the requested
units (C, F, K).
It is coming from:

#{RAILS_ROOT}/app/models/temperature.rb:82:in ==' #{RAILS_ROOT}/vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/active_record/callbacks.rb:248:increate_or_update’

Regards,
–Dean

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