Hi all... I am new to rspec. I am testing create action of communities_controller in my application, which is below: def create @community = Community.new(params[:community]) @community.url_title = params[:community][:title].parameterize @community.title = params[:community][:title].strip @community.description = params[:community][:description].strip @community.country_id = params[:referenceid][:country] @community.state_id = params[:referenceid][:state] @community.city_id = params[:referenceid][:city] @community.user_id = current_user.id respond_to do |format| if @community.save format.html { redirect_to :action => "show", :id => @community.url_title} format.xml { render :xml => @community, :status => :created, :location => @community } else format.html { render :action => "new" } format.xml { render :xml => @community.errors, :status => :unprocessable_entity } end end end My test cases are as below: describe "POST create" do describe "with valid params" do it "assigns a newly created community as @community" do Community.stub(:new).with({''these'' => ''params''}) { mock_community(:save => true) } post :create, :community => {''these'' => ''params''} assigns(:community).should be(mock_community) end it "redirects to the created community" do Community.stub(:new) { mock_community(:save => true) } post :create, :community => {} response.should redirect_to(community_url(mock_community)) end end describe "with invalid params" do it "assigns a newly created but unsaved community as @community" do Community.stub(:new).with({''these'' => ''params''}) { mock_community(:save => false) } post :create, :community => {''these'' => ''params''} assigns(:community).should be(mock_community) end it "re-renders the ''new'' template" do Community.stub(:new) { mock_community(:save => false) } post :create, :community => {} response.should render_template("new") end end end I dont know how to test : @community.url_title params[:community][:title].parameterize I am having following failure: Failure/Error: post :create, :community => {''these'' => ''params''} undefined method `parameterize'' for nil:NilClass Please help me... -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.