I''m having a real problem with nil objects in a view I''m playing with. if I type ... <%= debug lesson.lesson_register.attendees %> I get the following displayed in the browser .... - !ruby/object:Attendee attributes: enrollee_id: "25" created_at: 2009-08-27 15:10:41 updated_at: 2009-08-27 15:10:41 id: "1" attended: f lesson_register_id: "1" attributes_cache: {} - !ruby/object:Attendee attributes: enrollee_id: "26" created_at: 2009-08-27 15:10:41 updated_at: 2009-08-27 15:10:41 id: "2" attended: t lesson_register_id: "1" attributes_cache: {} if I type ... <%= debug lesson.lesson_register.attendees[0] %> I get correctly ... --- !ruby/object:Attendee attributes: enrollee_id: "25" created_at: 2009-08-27 15:10:41 updated_at: 2009-08-27 15:10:41 id: "1" attended: f lesson_register_id: "1" attributes_cache: {} BUT, when I type .... <%= debug lesson.lesson_register.attendees[0].created_at %> I get .... You have a nil object when you didn''t expect it! The error occurred while evaluating nil.created_at Extracted source (around line *#7*): 7: <%= debug lesson.lesson_register.attendees[0].created_at %> Can someone tell me what I''m doing wrong. TIA -Ants -- 100% naturally selected. 0% designed. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---