ruby on rails syntax error with match

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When creating my application using ROR, I continually receive a syntax error when I use:

FitsbyApp::Application.routes.draw do
  match '/help',    to: 'static_pages#help'
  match '/about',   to: 'static_pages#about'
  match '/contact', to: 'static_pages#contact'
end

I am using Rails 3.2.8. Could it be that I don't have the right version of Rails or Ruby?

This is the error I get when I run the match:

rb:245:in `load': /Users/dannygaeta/rails_projects/fitsby_app/config/routes.rb:2: syntax error, unexpected ':', expecting kEND (SyntaxError)

I get this for each match. Any ideas what I am doing wrong?

djlumley · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-16 04:25:54Z

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The error you're getting is (probably) from the trailing colon in to:. That said, I'm no rails expert but shouldn't the route in question look like this?

match '/help' => 'static_pages#help'

see http://guides.rubyonrails.org/routing.html

answered Aug 16, 2012 at 4:25

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user229044 Over a year ago

The key: value syntax only works in Ruby 1.9 or greater. The to syntax is perfectly valid, but will need to use :to => static_pages#help in Ruby 1.8.

Frederick Cheung · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-16 06:31:20Z

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This sounds like you're using ruby 1.8.x. Ruby 1.9 introduced a new syntax for hashes,

match 'foo', to: 'bar'

Is the same as

match 'foo', :to => 'bar'

Your routes file appears to be using the newer syntax.

answered Aug 16, 2012 at 6:31

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A H K · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-29 14:54:59Z

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In Rails 3:

match 'logout' => 'user_sessions#destroy', :as => :logout

OR

match '/help' => 'static_pages#help'

In Rails 4:

match 'logout' => 'user_sessions#destroy', :as => :logout, via: [:get, :post]

answered Apr 29, 2014 at 14:54

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