On Jul 26, 2010, at 11:34 AM, Lille wrote: > Hi, > > class B < ActiveRecord::Base > belongs_to :a > validates_numericality_of :some_attribute, :greater_than => > 0, :allow_blank=>true > > def some_attribute > a.numeric_attr * read_attribute(:some_attribute) > end > ... > > If I create an instance of my class B in rspec with factory_girl w.out > a parent (but not required!)
It may not be a business requirement, but the some_attribute method above requires it's existence in order to run without error. Try: def some_attribute return nil unless a a.numeric_attr * read_attribute(:some_attribute) end HTH, David > instance of class A, I get the following > error: "undefined method `numeric_attr' for nil:NilClass". > > Why? Is this an apparent idiosyncrasy of using rspec and factory_girl > together? > Thanks, > > Lille _______________________________________________ rspec-users mailing list rspec-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users
