why getting undefined method?

[angelacode]

I am getting the following error:

undefined method `account_name' for #Message:0xb5bddb88

I followed the README for my case and have the following:

  = f.autocompleted_input :account_name, :url => autocomplete_account_name_messages_path

And in the messages controller for which this form is using:

1 class MessagesController < ApplicationController
2 before_filter :authenticate_user!
3 autocomplete :account, :name, :full => true

[dabit]

Does your Message model has an attribute account_name ?

If it doesn't or you don't need it perhaps you can add it using attr_accessor :account_name

[angelacode]

the messsage model doesn't have attr_accessor...should I add it? I didn't see it in the README...trying it now!

[angelacode]

hmmm....still not workin...?

[angelacode]

I added attr_accessor :account_name -- in my other app where I used this, I didn't have to do that....what else could be doing this? where is the "account_name" method created (equivalent to brand_name)

[zallesov]

same for me. attr_accessor is a workaround. i't should not be complicated.

[ilankasan]

Did you ever get this resolved? I am facing a similar isseu

[dabit]

This gem does nothing to create the attribute on the model that will receive the autocompleted input. :account_name must be either a database field on the model or a attribute added via attr_accessor

[vandamon]

The example provided is incorrect? In the example, the model (Brand) is different from the controller (Product) and still in the View, we have:

form_for @product do |f| f.autocomplete_field :brand_name, autocomplete_brand_name_products_path end

Clearly name is a database field of Brand and not Product. And this is exactly what my requirement is, but it is not working with the same issue/error message.

[sidk]

I was having the same issue as above, following along with the readme. The change which made it work was use :name instead of :brand_name (basically exactly what you would use with any other form helper). Maybe the readme needs to be updated?

[AmerPandzo]

Sidk , How is it that is doesn't use :name of upper model ... you use :name already in Master model :/

[sidk]

Not sure I understand the question, because you can of course have the same
attribute name in different models.

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Sidk , How is it that is doesn't use :name of upper model ... you use
:name already in Master model :/

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[AmerPandzo]

I see that you didn't understood. You have form_for @Product do |f| ... PRODUCT .. DO F ... not account or some other model .. .so if i have :name in products , and :name in accounts .. your alleged usage of :name INSIDE OF form_for @Product do |f| ... f.name ... could not give you name of account , it will give you a product name .. not account that we are suppose to get ...

[sidk]

Oh, I see where the confusion is. You're right that f.name is for @Product. The form is for creating a product and as such the form helper should use either a column in the Product table or an attr_accessor set on the Product model.

autocomplete_brand_name_products_path and the rest of the setup done for the Brand model and the welcome controller (in the readme) is where it'll get the brand names from.