I am getting an error when trying to access a search page I have made. The problem seems to be that I am trying to remove blanks when there aren’t any there. My search function works, but I am having trouble handling the case when technols is nil.
Here is my error:
NoMethodError in ProjectsController#search
undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass
in my project controller, line 26:
tech_ids = params["technols"]["id"].reject(&:blank?).
Here is my search action:
def search
tech_ids = params["technols"]["id"].reject(&:blank?)
@search = params[:client], params[:industry], params[:role], tech_ids, params[:business_div], params[:project_owner], params[:status], params[:start_date_dd], params[:start_date_A], params[:start_date_B], params[:keywords]
@project_search = Project.search(*@search).order(sort_column + ' ' + sort_direction).paginated_for_index(per_page, page)
@search_performed = !@search.reject! { |c| c.blank? }.empty?
@project = Project.new(params[:project])
@all_technols = Technol.all
@project_technol = @project.projecttechnols.build
respond_to do |format|
format.html # search.html.erb
format.json { render :json => @project }
end
end
Here is my project model:
class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
attr_accessible :edited_first_name, :edited_last_name, :first_name, :last_name, :business_div, :client, :customer_benifits, :edited_date, :end_date, :entry_date, :financials, :industry, :keywords, :lessons_learned, :project_name, :project_owner, :role, :start_date, :status, :summary, :tech
validates_presence_of :business_div, :client, :customer_benifits, :end_date, :exception_pm, :financials, :industry, :keywords, :lessons_learned, :project_name, :project_owner, :role, :start_date, :status, :summary#, :tech
has_many :projecttechnols
has_many :technols, :through => :projecttechnols
def self.like(text); "%#{text}%"; end
def self.search(search_client, search_industry, search_role, search_techs_ids, search_business_div, search_project_owner, search_status, search_start_date_dd, search_start_date_A, search_start_date_B, search_keywords)
# start with a scoped query, to apply more scopes on it afterwards
_projects = Project.scoped
# then, for each of the parameters, apply the scope only if present
if search_client.present?
_projects = _projects.where ['client LIKE ?', like(search_client)]
end
if search_industry.present?
projects = _projects.where ['industry LIKE ?', like(search_industry)]
end
if search_role.present?
_projects = _projects.where ['role LIKE ?', like(search_role)]
end
if search_techs_ids.present?
_projects = _projects.joins(:technols).where("technols.id" => search_techs_ids)
end
if search_business_div.present?
_projects = _projects.where ['business_div LIKE ?', like(search_business_div)]
end
if search_project_owner.present?
_projects = _projects.where ['project_owner LIKE ?', like(search_project_owner)]
end
if search_exception_pm.present?
_projects = _projects.where ['exception_pm LIKE ?', like(search_exception_pm)]
end
if search_status.present?
_projects = _projects.where ['status LIKE ?', like(search_status)]
end
todays_date = DateTime.now.to_date
if !search_start_date_A.blank? or !search_start_date_B.blank?
search_start_date_A = Date.parse(search_start_date_A).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
search_start_date_B = Date.parse(search_start_date_B).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
todays_date = nil
search_start_date_dd = nil
end
if search_start_date_dd.blank?
todays_date = nil
end
if search_start_date_A.present? or search_start_date_B.present?
_projects = _projects.where [' DATE(start_date) BETWEEN ? AND ?', search_start_date_A, search_start_date_B]
end
if search_start_date_dd.present?
_projects = _projects.where ['DATE(start_date) BETWEEN ? AND ?', search_start_date_dd, todays_date]
end
if search_keywords.present?
_projects = _projects.where ['keywords LIKE ?', like(search_keywords)]
end
_projects
end
def self.paginated_for_index(projects_per_page, current_page)
paginate(:per_page => projects_per_page, :page => current_page)
end
end
I have tried wrapping an if statement around the line that’s causing problems, but still can’t seem to fix it.
if !params[:technols][:id] = []
tech_ids = params[:technols][:id].reject(&:blank?)
end
I’m new to rails, so any help to fix my problem will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Stack trace:
app/controllers/projects_controller.rb:26:in `search'
actionpack (3.2.6) lib/action_controller/metal/implicit_render.rb:4:in `send_action'
actionpack (3.2.6) lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:167:in `process_action'
actionpack (3.2.6) lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:10:in `process_action'
actionpack (3.2.6) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:18:in `block in process_action'
activesupport (3.2.6) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:425:in `_run__464544557__process_action__932090261__callbacks'
activesupport (3.2.6) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:405:in `__run_callback'
activesupport (3.2.6) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:385:in `_run_process_action_callbacks'
activesupport (3.2.6) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:81:in `run_callbacks'
actionpack (3.2.6) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:17:in `process_action'
actionpack (3.2.6) lib/action_controller/metal/rescue.rb:29:in `process_action'
actionpack (3.2.6) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:30:in `block in process_action'
activesupport (3.2.6) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:123:in `block in instrument'
activesupport (3.2.6) lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:20:in `instrument'
activesupport (3.2.6) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:123:in `instrument'
actionpack (3.2.6) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:29:in `process_action'
actionpack (3.2.6) lib/action_controller/metal/params_wrapper.rb:206:in `process_action'
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actionpack (3.2.6) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:28:in `block in call'
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your problem is that params[:technols] is nil and you’re trying to retrieve value of id key from a nil object. You need to instead do –