Rails - Aug 2007 - method_missing error......need some eyes for this one

Working through the tutorials in the RailsSpace book, and cannot
figure out what I am doing wrong here. Full code for the edit function
which is tossing the error as well as appropriate code from the model
the actual error are pasted below.

Thank you for your help.

Dave

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 NoMethodError in UserController#edit

private method `correct_password?'' called for #<User:0x485ee28>

RAILS_ROOT: C:/instant_rails/InstantRails/rails_apps/puget/config/..
Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace

C:/instant_rails/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/
activerecord-1.15.3/lib/active_record/base.rb:1857:in `method_missing''
#{RAILS_ROOT}/app/controllers/user_controller.rb:63:in `edit''


Request

Parameters:
{"user"=>{"password_confirmation"=>"blip",
"current_password"=>"blippi",
"password"=>"bloppi"},
"commit"=>"Update",
"attribute"=>"password"}

Show session dump

---
:user_id: 6
flash: !map:ActionController::Flash::FlashHash {}


Response
Headers: {"cookie"=>[],
"Cache-Control"=>"no-cache"}

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user_controller.rb

#Edit the user''s basic info.
  def edit
	  @title = "Edit your User Information"
	  @user = User.find(session[:user_id])
	  if param_posted?(:user)
		  attribute = params[:attribute]
		  case attribute
		  when "email"
		  try_to_update @user, attribute
		  when "password"
		  if @user.correct_password?(params)
			  try_to_update @user, attribute
			  else
				  @user.password_errors(params)
		  end
	    end
    end
    #For security purposes, never fill in the password fields.
    @user.clear_password
    end

# Try to update the user, redirecting if successful.
def try_to_update(user, attribute)
if user.update_attributes(params[:user])
flash[:notice] = "User #{attribute} updated."
redirect_to :action => "index"
end
end

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User.rb

 #Return true if the password from params is correct.
	   def correct_password?(params)
		   current_password = params[:user] [:current_password]
		   password == current_password
	   end

	   #Generate message for password errors.
	   def password_errors(params)
		   #Use User models valid? method to generate error message
		   #for a password mismatch (if any)
		   self.password = params[:user][:password]
		   self.password_confirmation = params[:user]
[:password_confirmation]
		   valid?
		   #The current password is incorrect, so add an error message.
		   errors.add(:current_password, "is incorrect")
		   end


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Forgot to add that line 63 in the user_controller.rb is

if @user.correct_password?(params)


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It''s saying that correct_password? is a private method


private method `correct_password?'' called for #<User:0x485ee28>

Move this above the private keyword in your User.rb file, or use the public
keyword just above the method definition.

HTH
Daniel

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Works like a charm.

Thank you sir.

On Aug 8, 6:08 pm, "Daniel N"
<has....-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> It''s saying that correct_password? is a private method
>
> private method `correct_password?'' called for
#<User:0x485ee28>
>
> Move this above the private keyword in your User.rb file, or use the public
> keyword just above the method definition.
>
> HTH
> Daniel

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