Ruby on Rails

Robert Walker wrote:
> Manu Lorenzo wrote:
>> def try_to_login(antonio)
>> antonio = users(:one)
>> #post :login, :user => { :screen_name => user.screen_name, :email =>
>> user.email, :password => user.password }
>> #post :login, :screen_name => antonio.screen_name, :email =>
>> antonio.email, :password => antonio.password
>> assert logged_in?
>> end
>>
>> If I uncomment the first post line, I get "undefined local method or
>> variable 'user' for UserControllerTest, even though I have a model
>> called User.rb with a table called users in my database.
>> However, if I comment that line and uncomment the second post line,
>> everything works like a charm.. could anyone tell me why?
>
> user.screen_name # where is user defined?
>
> The problem is exactly what the error message is telling you "undefined
> local method or variable 'user'."
>
> antonio is defined on the first line of the method so
> antonio.screen_name is perfectly valid.

Definitely, now I know what fails: I hadn't defined in the setup method
at the beginning of the file the valid_user.

Thanks a lot Robert!
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