On 7/3/07, Patrick Ritchie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I think @header may not be an implementation detail in this case. > > If your layout looks like this: > > ... > <head> > <title><%= @header || 'Default Title' %></title> > </head> > ... > > And the view we are testing looks like this: > > ... > <h1><%= @header = 'Specific Title'></h1> > ... > > Then setting @header is an essential behavior for the view spec. > > Or am I missing something? >
Before I can answer about how to test this with RSpec, I need to understand what's going on in the code. Isn't the head part of the layout evaluated before the body? If that's the case, what's the point of assigning the @header variable in the view? It wouldn't change the title anyway. Aslak > Cheers! > Patrick > > > @header is an implementation detail of your view that you shouldn't > care about in your view spec at all. I recommend you use the have_tag > matcher instead to verify what content gets rendered as expected. > > Aslak > > On 6/29/07, Jeremy Stephens > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > In my view specs (for Rails), how can I get at instance variables that > are set within my view? For example, if my view looks like this: > > <% @header = "My Header" -%> > <div>some content</div> > > How can I get to @header from within my view spec? I've tried @header > and assigns[:header] to no avail. > > TIA, > Jeremy > > -- > Jeremy Stephens Computer Systems Analyst I School of Medicine > Department of Biostatistics Vanderbilt University > > _______________________________________________ > rspec-users mailing list > rspec-users@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users > > > _______________________________________________ > rspec-users mailing list > rspec-users@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users > > > > > _______________________________________________ > rspec-users mailing list > rspec-users@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users > _______________________________________________ rspec-users mailing list rspec-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users
