On Nov 12, 2008, at 5:29 PM, reHa wrote: > @account = Account.create(params[:account]) > > now you have new account - contact is empty > > @account.contact is nil -> calling @account.contact.create is the same > as calling nil.create > > try: > > @account = Account.create(params[:account]) > @account.contact = Contact.create(params[:contact]) > > On Nov 12, 11:10 pm, "T. B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hello all. I have the following code in my Accounts controller: >> >> @account = Account.create(params[:account]) >> @website = @account.websites.create(params[:website]) >> @contact = @account.contact.create(params[:contact])
@contact = @account.create_contact(params[:contact]) >> >> My Account model has_one :contact and my Contact belongs_to :account, >> yet I get the following error: >> >> NoMethodError: You have a nil object when you didn't expect it! >> The error occurred while evaluating nil.create >> >> - - - - - - >> >> I've scoured the documentation and can't find where I'm mucking >> things >> up. Any help is greatly appreciated! >> >> -tb It's right there in the docs for has_one. Compare to the similar semantics for has_many associations that you're obviously familiar with. http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Associations/ClassMethods.html#M001385 -Rob Rob Biedenharn http://agileconsultingllc.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
