SyntaxError attempting to complete Getting Started with Rails

Question

I'm new to Linux/Ruby/Rails, so I'm trying to learn by doing the Getting Started with Rails tutorial. In section 5.7, it doesn't specifically say what to do with this line:

post GET    /posts/:id(.:format)      posts#show

I assume I am to put this in the routes.rb file? I did, but then I get this when I try to GET any of the controller actions:

SyntaxError
/.../blog/config/routes.rb:9: syntax error, unexpected ':', expecting keyword_end post GET /posts/:id(.:format) posts#show ^

Being such a newbie, I have no idea what I should do at this point. What is the error on this line?

Thanks, James

vee · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-01 21:43:40Z

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You do not put the following in the config/routes.rb file.

post GET    /posts/:id(.:format)      posts#show

This is the result of a route entry, which is what you'd put in your routes.rb file. E.g.

get 'posts/:id', to: "posts#show"

Here get is the HTTP method, posts/:id is the path pattern, and the to: "posts#show" is the name of the controller and action. So, when this pattern is encountered, Rails is going to execute show action in PostsController.

Recommend a read on "Rails Routing from the Outside In".

answered Dec 1, 2013 at 21:43

vee

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