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jhagemeier-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org

2007-Dec-22 20:52 UTC

collection_select validation problem

I''m trying to assign a parent foreign key value using
collection_select from my child "new" form.  The problem I''m
having is
if I do not make a selection, I get the following error instead of the
Rails validates_presence_of  error:

You have a nil object when you didn''t expect it!
You might have expected an instance of Array.
The error occurred while evaluating nil.map

If I make a selection, everything works just fine.  What do I need to
do to get the Rails validationvalidates_presence_of error?

Here''s the code:

MODEL

class Client < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :programs
  validates_presence_of :eid, :name
end

class Program < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :client
  validates_presence_of :client_id
  validates_associated :client
end

CONTROLLERS

def new
    @program = Program.new
    @clients = Client.find(:all, :order=>"name")

    respond_to do |format|
      format.html # new.html.erb
      format.xml  { render :xml => @program }
    end
  end

def create
    @program = Program.new(params[:program])

    respond_to do |format|
      if @program.save
        flash[:notice] = ''Program was successfully created.''
        format.html { redirect_to(@program) }
        format.xml  { render :xml => @program, :status
=> :created, :location => @program }
      else
        format.html { render :action => "new" }
        format.xml  { render :xml => @program.errors, :status
=> :unprocessable_entity }
      end
    end
  end

VIIEW

 <%    collection_select(''program'',
                      ''client_id'',
                      @clients,
                      :id,
                      :name,
                      { :include_blank => true }
                      )
   %>

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jhagemeier-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org

2007-Dec-23 19:53 UTC

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Re: collection_select validation problem

Still stumped on this.  If I replace the collection_select with a
text_field, the validates_presence_of :client_id
fires when I attempt to save the Program without a client_id.  BUT
when I use collection_select, and do not make a selection before
attempting to to save the Program, I get the the nil object error. Why
doesn''t the validate_presence_of: client_id catch this??  I can see in
the request that the client_id is an empty.  Shouldn''t that cause
validates_precence_of to fail?

Can anyone explain to me what I''m doing wrong here?

Thanks,
Jeff

{"commit"=>"Create",
 "authenticity_token"=>"4bec56fa77ee992dc0e3e13d169bf310ee7351ff",
 "program"=>{"eid"=>"",
 "name"=>"",
 "end_dt(1i)"=>"2007",
 "end_dt(2i)"=>"12",
 "end_dt(3i)"=>"23",
 "client_id"=>"",
 "url"=>"",
 "start_dt(1i)"=>"2007",
 "end_dt(4i)"=>"13",
 "start_dt(2i)"=>"12",
 "end_dt(5i)"=>"45",
 "start_dt(3i)"=>"23",
 "start_dt(4i)"=>"13",
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On Dec 22, 2:52 pm,
"jhageme...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org"
<jhageme...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:> I''m trying to assign a parent foreign key value using
> collection_select from my child "new" form.  The problem
I''m having is
> if I do not make a selection, I get the following error instead of the
> Rails validates_presence_of  error:
>
> You have a nil object when you didn''t expect it!
> You might have expected an instance of Array.
> The error occurred while evaluating nil.map
>
> If I make a selection, everything works just fine.  What do I need to
> do to get the Rails validationvalidates_presence_of error?
>
> Here''s the code:
>
> MODEL
>
> class Client < ActiveRecord::Base
>   has_many :programs
>   validates_presence_of :eid, :name
> end
>
> class Program < ActiveRecord::Base
>   belongs_to :client
>   validates_presence_of :client_id
>   validates_associated :client
> end
>
> CONTROLLERS
>
> def new
>     @program = Program.new
>     @clients = Client.find(:all, :order=>"name")
>
>     respond_to do |format|
>       format.html # new.html.erb
>       format.xml  { render :xml => @program }
>     end
>   end
>
> def create
>     @program = Program.new(params[:program])
>
>     respond_to do |format|
>       if @program.save
>         flash[:notice] = ''Program was successfully
created.''
>         format.html { redirect_to(@program) }
>         format.xml  { render :xml => @program, :status
> => :created, :location => @program }
>       else
>         format.html { render :action => "new" }
>         format.xml  { render :xml => @program.errors, :status
> => :unprocessable_entity }
>       end
>     end
>   end
>
> VIIEW
>
>  <%>     collection_select(''program'',
>                       ''client_id'',
>                       @clients,
>                       :id,
>                       :name,
>                       { :include_blank => true }
>                       )
>    %>
>
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Frederick Cheung

2007-Dec-23 20:21 UTC

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Re: collection_select validation problem

On 22 Dec 2007, at 20:52, jhagemeier-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
wrote:
>
> I''m trying to assign a parent foreign key value using
> collection_select from my child "new" form.  The problem
I''m having is
> if I do not make a selection, I get the following error instead of the
> Rails validates_presence_of  error:
>
> You have a nil object when you didn''t expect it!
> You might have expected an instance of Array.
> The error occurred while evaluating nil.map
>
> If I make a selection, everything works just fine.  What do I need to
> do to get the Rails validationvalidates_presence_of error?
Well if you encounter a validation error and render the ''new''
template. That template requires a @clients instance variable that you  
are setting up in the new action but not in the create action.

Fred
>
>
> Here''s the code:
>
> MODEL
>
> class Client < ActiveRecord::Base
>  has_many :programs
>  validates_presence_of :eid, :name
> end
>
> class Program < ActiveRecord::Base
>  belongs_to :client
>  validates_presence_of :client_id
>  validates_associated :client
> end
>
> CONTROLLERS
>
> def new
>    @program = Program.new
>    @clients = Client.find(:all, :order=>"name")
>
>    respond_to do |format|
>      format.html # new.html.erb
>      format.xml  { render :xml => @program }
>    end
>  end
>
> def create
>    @program = Program.new(params[:program])
>
>    respond_to do |format|
>      if @program.save
>        flash[:notice] = ''Program was successfully
created.''
>        format.html { redirect_to(@program) }
>        format.xml  { render :xml => @program, :status
> => :created, :location => @program }
>      else
>        format.html { render :action => "new" }
>        format.xml  { render :xml => @program.errors, :status
> => :unprocessable_entity }
>      end
>    end
>  end
>
> VIIEW
>
> <%>    collection_select(''program'',
>                      ''client_id'',
>                      @clients,
>                      :id,
>                      :name,
>                      { :include_blank => true }
>                      )
>   %>
>
> Thx for the assistance!
> >

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jhagemeier-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org

2007-Dec-23 22:39 UTC

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Re: collection_select validation problem

Thank you Fred!

Problem solved by adding @clients = Client.find(:all,
:order=>"name")
to my Create method.  I was not considering that errors from Create
needed to be redisplayed and collection_select is part of that form
that is redisplayed and it expects a @clients instance variable.

Appreciate the help.

Jeff
On Dec 23, 2:21 pm, Frederick Cheung
<frederick.che...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:> On 22 Dec 2007, at 20:52,
jhageme...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org wrote:
>
>
>
> > I''m trying to assign a parent foreign key value using
> > collection_select from my child "new" form.  The problem
I''m having is
> > if I do not make a selection, I get the following error instead of the
> > Rails validates_presence_of  error:
>
> > You have a nil object when you didn''t expect it!
> > You might have expected an instance of Array.
> > The error occurred while evaluating nil.map
>
> > If I make a selection, everything works just fine.  What do I need to
> > do to get the Rails validationvalidates_presence_of error?
>
> Well if you encounter a validation error and render the
''new''  
> template. That template requires a @clients instance variable that you  
> are setting up in the new action but not in the create action.
>
> Fred
>
>
>
>
>
> > Here''s the code:
>
> > MODEL
>
> > class Client < ActiveRecord::Base
> >  has_many :programs
> >  validates_presence_of :eid, :name
> > end
>
> > class Program < ActiveRecord::Base
> >  belongs_to :client
> >  validates_presence_of :client_id
> >  validates_associated :client
> > end
>
> > CONTROLLERS
>
> > def new
> >    @program = Program.new
> >    @clients = Client.find(:all, :order=>"name")
>
> >    respond_to do |format|
> >      format.html # new.html.erb
> >      format.xml  { render :xml => @program }
> >    end
> >  end
>
> > def create
> >    @program = Program.new(params[:program])
>
> >    respond_to do |format|
> >      if @program.save
> >        flash[:notice] = ''Program was successfully
created.''
> >        format.html { redirect_to(@program) }
> >        format.xml  { render :xml => @program, :status
> > => :created, :location => @program }
> >      else
> >        format.html { render :action => "new" }
> >        format.xml  { render :xml => @program.errors, :status
> > => :unprocessable_entity }
> >      end
> >    end
> >  end
>
> > VIIEW
>
> > <%> >    collection_select(''program'',
> >                      ''client_id'',
> >                      @clients,
> >                      :id,
> >                      :name,
> >                      { :include_blank => true }
> >                      )
> >   %>
>
> > Thx for the assistance!- Hide quoted text -
>
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