From: James Hunt <filefrog@...>
Date: 2007-09-09T16:25:23+09:00
Subject: Re: how to fix assigns(:user) on controller test

On 9/8/07, OnRails Ruby <zlai@sina.com> claimed:
> Hi everyon,
> Thank you for your help!
> I did the controller test, but there is a problem when run the test.
>
>  def test_should_allow_password_change
>    post :change_password, { :old_password => '123', :password =>
> 'newpassword', :password_confirmation => 'newpassword'},
> {:user_id=>users(:user1).id}
>     assert_equal 'newpassword', assigns(:user).password
> end
>
> when I run this test,  There always said,
> NoMetodError: You have a ni object when you didn't expect it:
> the error occurred while evaluating nil.password.
>
> I have try to use:
> assert_equal 'newpassword', assigns('user').password
> assert_equal 'newpassword', assigns[:user].password
> assert_equal 'newpassword', assigns['user'].password
>

Are you using fixtures for your tests?  (I assume you are, from the
assigns() usage).

Can you post the fixtures?

> Thanks!
You're welcome

-- 
James