Strftime function on a nil object. Undefined strftime method? (SOLUTION)

In ruby, if you are using strftime to convert a numbered date into wordy type….

And once a value is NIL… an ERROR will occur.

 

To fix this, use the try method!

http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/Object.html#method-i-try

 

Example, as a view:

 

<td><%= project.pre_procurement_conference.try(:strftime,”%B %d, %Y”) %></td>
<td><%= project.posting_advertisement.try(:strftime,”%B %d, %Y”)%></td>
<td><%= project.pre_bid_conference.try(:strftime,”%B %d, %Y”)%></td>
<td><%= project.submission_receipt_of_bids.try(:strftime,”%B %d, %Y”) %></td>
<td><%= project.bid_evaluation.try(:strftime,”%B %d, %Y”) %></td>
<td><%= project.post_qualification.try(:strftime,”%B %d, %Y”) %></td>
<td><%= project.award_of_contract.try(:strftime,”%B %d, %Y”) %></td>

 

 

That’s all. Hope it helps!

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