On Mar 23, 8:52 pm, John Merlino <li...@ruby-forum.com> wrote: > > params[:controller].singularize.constantize.responds_to(:viewable)
Presumably this is the line throwing the error. If params[:controller] is users then you'll be calling constantize on the string user. Constants have to start with a capital letter, so constantize throws an error. As an aside, seing that much markup in a helper is off-putting(in the same way that too much logic in a template is awkward), if I were you i'd shift some of that into a partial Fred > table_str += "\t\t\t\t<td>\n" > table_str += link_to "Edit", edit_ + > params[:action].singularize + _path > table_str += "\t\t\t\t</td>\n" > end > end > table_str += "\t\t</tr>\n" > end > table_str += "\t</tbody>\n" > table_str += "</table>\n" > table_str.html_safe > end > > This file is located in helpers/layout_helper > > Right now I get error: "wrong constant name user" when trying to display > the users page. > > Or perhaps there's a better way to determine whether you want to have a > link available for certain views (note this is not role-based user > authorization but rather some views will be editable and others not > period regardless of user)? > > Thanks for response. > > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- 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 rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
