Rails select error

[sethtrain]

This code:

<p>

   <label for="resource_type">Type</label><br/>

   <%= select(:resource, :type, %w{ Web Data }) %>

</p>

Produces this error:

TypeError in Resources#new

Showing app/views/resources/_form.rhtml where line #6 raised:

wrong argument type String (expected Module)

Extracted source (around line #6):

3:     <legend>Resource General</legend>
4:
5:     <p><label for="resource_type">Type</label><br/>
6:         <%= select(:resource, :type, %w{ Web Data }) %>
7:      </p>
8:
9:     <p><label for="resource_focus_id">Focus</label><br/>

I took it straight out of the Agile Web Development book (except the
:include_blank)

[Luke Redpath]

According to the example in the API docs, the first two parameters should be strings, not symbols - doesn't quite explain the error but give it a go.

[sethtrain]

Yeah, I tried that...

Still doesn't work.

[sethtrain]

What is funny is that doesn't work. But this does:

<%= select("resource", "level", [['Primary', 'EP'], ['4th Grade', '4'], ['5th Grade', '5'], ['6th Grade', '6'], ['7th Grade', '7'], ['8th Grade', '8'], ['High School', 'HS'] ], {:include_blank => true})%>

If I try this:

<%= select("resource", "type", [['Web', 'Web'], ['Data', 'Data'] ], {:include_blank => true})%>

It doesn't work either

[Luke Redpath]

You might want to consider taking this one to the mailing list.

[Stevenwulf]

Have you tried:

<%= select("resource", "type", ["Web", "Data"]) %>

[sethtrain]

Have you tried:

<%= select("resource", "type", ["Web", "Data"]) %>

Nope.


Took this to the mailing list yesterday but no remarks. It might have gotten lost.

[Stevenwulf]

Perhaps you should give it a shot.

I'm using something similar and it works fine

<%= select("object_name", "object_attribute", ["val1", "val2", "val3"]) %>

[sethtrain]

That didn't work either, still getting

wrong argument type String (expected Module)

I don't know if it has something to do with the place it is located because I am using other selects down the page and they work fine.

[sethtrain]

FOUND IT!!!!!!!

"type" is a Rails method. It isn't in the reserved words list or anything like that but it just doesn't work. Changed it and it worked.