Rails - Jul 2010 - need clarification

hi

i have a Project & Task model.


########
Project model has that additional method:

def self.lasttask(project, sort="DESC")
   Task.find(:first, :conditions=>[''project_id = ? '',
project.id], :order => "somedate #{sort}" )
end

########
The Task model has  one attribute called "specialtask" which is
boolean.
bewteen
Now, i can do this in the console:
p=Project.find(1)
Project.lasttask(p).specialtask
>> TRUE or FALSE
meaning its working. But doing it in the view it throws me an error
telling me specialtask is unknown.
<%= debug Project.lasttask(p).specialtask  %>

//the debug shows cleary the attribute.

so, where is my error here? any pointers are welcome.
sidenote: i know i could do this wich "nromal" associations too, but
im in the process of learning the innnerworkings of ruby classes (self
or not self)

thx

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On 8 July 2010 17:12, tom
<tomabroad-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> hi
>
> i have a Project & Task model.
>
>
> ########
> Project model has that additional method:
>
> def self.lasttask(project, sort="DESC")
>   Task.find(:first, :conditions=>[''project_id = ? '',
> project.id], :order => "somedate #{sort}" )
> end
As a side note this would be better as a named_scope.
>
> ########
> The Task model has  one attribute called "specialtask" which is
> boolean.
> bewteen
> Now, i can do this in the console:
> p=Project.find(1)
> Project.lasttask(p).specialtask
>>> TRUE or FALSE
>
> meaning its working. But doing it in the view it throws me an error
> telling me specialtask is unknown.
> <%= debug Project.lasttask(p).specialtask  %>
>
> //the debug shows cleary the attribute.
I don''t understand, first you say it throws an error, then you say it
clearly shows the attribute.
Can you post the code around the error and the exact error and stack
dump please?

Colin

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