Rails Syntax for entering data in sqlite

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I have been following this tutorial, http://ruby.railstutorial.org/chapters/modeling-users?version=3.2#top, and I tried this in the rails console

User.new(name: "Michael Hartl", email: "[email protected]")
SyntaxError: compile error

but when I tried this it worked:

User.new(:name=> "Michael Hartl", :email=>"[email protected]")
=> #<User id: nil, name: "Michael Hartl", email: "[email protected]", created_at: nil, updated_at: nil>

I am using rails 3.2.1, which I guess this is the problem, but why change the syntax to something more complicated like, :<variable>=> instead of <variable>: ??

James · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-11 18:33:47Z

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You didn't type it correctly.

User.new(name: "Michael Hartl", email: "[email protected]")

answered Mar 11, 2012 at 18:33

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Test Test Over a year ago

sorry, my mistake. It was "User.new(name: "Michael Hartl", email: "[email protected]")" ! So the question remains#

James Over a year ago

If you aren't using Ruby 1.9+ then you can't use the new hash syntax.

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