From: James Hunt <filefrog@...>
Date: 2007-09-10T06:01:38+09:00
Subject: Re: how to fix assigns(:user) on controller test

On 9/9/07, OnRails Ruby <zlai@sina.com> wrote:
> James Hunt wrote:
> > Are you using fixtures for your tests?  (I assume you are, from the
> > assigns() usage).
> >
> > Can you post the fixtures?
> >
> the fixtures file is:
> user1:
>   id: 1
>   login: testuser1
>   user_name:asb
>   password: 123
>   created_at: 2006-04-12 14:30:25
> user2:
>   id: 2
>   login: testuser2
>   user_name:asb123
>   password: 123
>   created_at: 2006-04-12 14:30:25

Therein lies your problem.  You don't have a data item in your
fixture'd database called 'user', only 'user1' and 'user2'

Try
assert_equal 'newpassword', assigns(:user1).password

-- 
James