Rails - Dec 2005 - Is "case" a magic name

I''m a newbie.

My first app is using a table called cases.  With just "scaffold
:case" I get the basic list to show up.

I just did a "generate scaffold case case"  (I think that is correct).

Now when I try to list my cases, I''m getting a syntax error on all of
the view source code that references "case".

ie. <% for case in @cases %>

Thanks
Greg
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Greg Freemyer
The Norcross Group
Forensics for the 21st Century

''case'' is a Ruby reserved word.

-Chris

Greg Freemyer wrote:
>I''m a newbie.
>
>My first app is using a table called cases.  With just "scaffold
>:case" I get the basic list to show up.
>
>I just did a "generate scaffold case case"  (I think that is
correct).
>
>Now when I try to list my cases, I''m getting a syntax error on all
of
>the view source code that references "case".
>
>ie. <% for case in @cases %>
>
>Thanks
>Greg
>--
>Greg Freemyer
>The Norcross Group
>Forensics for the 21st Century
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>  
>

"case" is used for switch statements in Ruby.

Try renaming your local variable and see if it works.

<% for a_case in @cases %>

On 12/21/05, Greg Freemyer
<greg.freemyer-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> I''m a newbie.
>
> My first app is using a table called cases.  With just "scaffold
> :case" I get the basic list to show up.
>
> I just did a "generate scaffold case case"  (I think that is
correct).
>
> Now when I try to list my cases, I''m getting a syntax error on all
of
> the view source code that references "case".
>
> ie. <% for case in @cases %>
>
> Thanks
> Greg
> --
> Greg Freemyer
> The Norcross Group
> Forensics for the 21st Century
> _______________________________________________
> Rails mailing list
> Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org
> http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
>

On Wed, Dec 21, 2005 at 07:37:51PM -0500, Greg Freemyer
wrote:
> I''m a newbie.
> 
> My first app is using a table called cases.  With just "scaffold
> :case" I get the basic list to show up.
> 
> I just did a "generate scaffold case case"  (I think that is
correct).
> 
> Now when I try to list my cases, I''m getting a syntax error on all
of
> the view source code that references "case".
> 
> ie. <% for case in @cases %>
Yes, ''case'' is part of Ruby''s syntax. 

  answer = ''yes''
  case answer
    when ''yes''
      # ...
    when ''no
      # ...
  end

marcel
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On 12/21/05, Lee Marlow
<lee.marlow-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> "case" is used for switch statements in Ruby.
>
> Try renaming your local variable and see if it works.
>
> <% for a_case in @cases %>
>
Works like a champ.

Will having a table called cases give me ongoing problems, or is it
safe to proceed like this?

Thanks
Greg
--
Greg Freemyer
The Norcross Group
Forensics for the 21st Century