A very basic problem with my simple_form usage

Question

This is my form code.

<%= simple_form_for @user do |f|%>
  <%= f.input :name %>
  <%= f.button :submit %>
<% end %>

And this is the error I get :

compile error /home/shreyas/apps/vaccidate/app/views/users/_form.html.erb:1: syntax error, unexpected ')' ... simple_form_for @user do |f|).to_s); @output_buffer.concat ^ /home/shreyas/apps/vaccidate/app/views/users/_form.html.erb:9: syntax error, unexpected kENSURE, expecting ')' /home/shreyas/apps/vaccidate/app/views/users/_form.html.erb:11: syntax error, unexpected kEND, expecting ')'

What am i supposed to do ? Thanks !

Hi What is "simple_form_for"? Maybe it should be "form_for"? — Bohdan
simple_form is a gem for creating forms. Similar to formtastic, but lightweight compared to formtastic. — Shreyas

Ryan Bigg Ryan Bigg · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-10T21:28:32

Your form tag should be this:

<% simple_form_for @user do |f|%>
  <%= f.input :name %>
  <%= f.button :submit %>
<% end %>

Note on the first line how I am using <%, not <%=. In Rails 3 for this plugin it will probably change to <%=, but it appears you're not using that version. The reason you're getting that error is because it's trying to output the block before it is complete.

A very basic problem with my simple_form usage

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