Rails - Sep 2009 - Testing: 'test "..." do' works but not 'def test...'

I have just encountered a funny situation.  I have a number of
functional and unit cases that are all written with the notation:

def ----

#test case

end

I just created a new model and controller with test cases written in a
similar format.  When I run the test cases, no test are actually run
(i see, "0 tests, 0 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors").  If I convert
to the format:

test "----" do

end

It works.  All my old test cases work as expected.  As far as I can
tell everything is set up the same way.

Any idea why this might be happening?

Quoting drewB
<dbatshaw-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>:
> 
> I have just encountered a funny situation.  I have a number of
> functional and unit cases that are all written with the notation:
> 
> def ----
> 
> #test case
> 
> end
> 
> I just created a new model and controller with test cases written in a
> similar format.  When I run the test cases, no test are actually run
> (i see, "0 tests, 0 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors").  If I
convert
> to the format:
> 
> test "----" do
> 
> end
> 
Just to clarify, the first case is actually

def test_---
  #test case
end

Methods with the "test_" prefix are run, others are assumed to be
supporting
code.

Jeffrey

That was it.  I didn''t know you had to start with "test." 
Thanks so
much!

On Sep 24, 9:28 am, "Jeffrey L. Taylor"
<r...-f/t7CGFWhwGcvWdFBKKxig@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> Quoting drewB <dbats...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>:
>
>
>
> > I have just encountered a funny situation.  I have a number of
> > functional and unit cases that are all written with the notation:
>
> > def ----
>
> > #test case
>
> > end
>
> > I just created a new model and controller with test cases written in a
> > similar format.  When I run the test cases, no test are actually run
> > (i see, "0 tests, 0 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors").  If
I convert
> > to the format:
>
> > test "----" do
>
> > end
>
> Just to clarify, the first case is actually
>
> def test_---
>   #test case
> end
>
> Methods with the "test_" prefix are run, others are assumed to be
supporting
> code.
>
> Jeffrey