Question

Using Rails 3.2. Below is my controller:

class ShopsController < ApplicationController
  ...

  class << self
    Shop::SHOP_TYPES.each do |shop_type|
      define_method "nearby_#{shop_type.pluralize}"
        @nearby_type = "#{shop_type.pluralize}"
      end
    end
  end

 ...
end

class Shop < ActiveRecord::Base  
  SHOP_TYPES =  %w(cafe restaurant)
end

However, it gives me syntax error, unexpected keyword_end, expecting $end at the very last end belongs to class ShopsController < ApplicationController. I am trying to keep the code dry so that I don’t have to manually code this:

class ShopsController < ApplicationController
  ...

  def nearby_cafes
    @nearby_type = "cafes"
  end

  def nearby_restaurants
    @nearby_type = "restaurants"
  end

 ...
end

What have I done wrong? Thanks.

Answer 1

define_method expects a block, you’re missing the do on the line where you call define_method