# rails new project: error in generated controller

**URL:** <https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/rails-new-project-error-in-generated-controller/61356>\
**Category:** rubyonrails-talk\
**Created:** [October 21, 2011, 6:25am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/rails-new-project-error-in-generated-controller/61356 "2011-10-21T06:25:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![iabdulin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cab0a1/32.png) [@iabdulin](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/iabdulin)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 6:25am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/rails-new-project-error-in-generated-controller/61356/1 "2011-10-21T06:25:04Z")

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What am I doing wrong? :(((

rails new app rails g controller test action rails s

open localhost:3000/test/action

And:

ArgumentError in TestController#action

wrong number of arguments (1 for 0) Rails.root: /Users/ffffffff/ggggggg

Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace app/controllers/test\_controller.rb:2:in `process' actionpack (3.1.1) lib/action_controller/metal.rb:193:in `dispatch' actionpack (3.1.1) lib/action\_controller/metal/rack\_delegation.rb: 14:in `dispatch' actionpack (3.1.1) lib/action_controller/metal.rb:236:in `block in action' actionpack (3.1.1) lib/action\_dispatch/routing/route\_set.rb:65:in `call' actionpack (3.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:65:in `dispatch' actionpack (3.1.1) lib/action\_dispatch/routing/route\_set.rb:29:in `call' rack-mount (0.8.3) lib/rack/mount/route_set.rb:152:in `block in call' rack-mount (0.8.3) lib/rack/mount/code\_generation.rb:96:in `block in recognize' rack-mount (0.8.3) lib/rack/mount/code_generation.rb:75:in `optimized\_each' rack-mount (0.8.3) lib/rack/mount/code\_generation.rb:95:in `recognize' rack-mount (0.8.3) lib/rack/mount/route_set.rb:141:in `call' actionpack (3.1.1) lib/action\_dispatch/routing/route\_set.rb:532:in `call' sass (3.1.10) lib/sass/plugin/rack.rb:54:in `call' actionpack (3.1.1) lib/action\_dispatch/middleware/ best\_standards\_support.rb:17:in `call' rack (1.3.5) lib/rack/etag.rb:23:in `call' rack (1.3.5) lib/rack/conditionalget.rb:25:in `call' actionpack (3.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/head.rb:14:in `call' actionpack (3.1.1) lib/action\_dispatch/middleware/params\_parser.rb: 21:in `call' actionpack (3.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/flash.rb:243:in `call' rack (1.3.5) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:195:in `context' rack (1.3.5) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:190:in `call' actionpack (3.1.1) lib/action\_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb:331:in `call' actionpack (3.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:29:in `block in call' activesupport (3.1.1) lib/active\_support/callbacks.rb:392:in `_run_call_callbacks' activesupport (3.1.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:81:in `run\_callbacks' actionpack (3.1.1) lib/action\_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:28:in `call' actionpack (3.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/reloader.rb:68:in `call' rack (1.3.5) lib/rack/sendfile.rb:101:in `call' actionpack (3.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb:48:in `call' actionpack (3.1.1) lib/action\_dispatch/middleware/show\_exceptions.rb: 47:in `call' railties (3.1.1) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:13:in `call' rack (1.3.5) lib/rack/methodoverride.rb:24:in `call' rack (1.3.5) lib/rack/runtime.rb:17:in `call' activesupport (3.1.1) lib/active\_support/cache/strategy/local\_cache.rb: 72:in `call' rack (1.3.5) lib/rack/lock.rb:15:in `call' actionpack (3.1.1) lib/action\_dispatch/middleware/static.rb:53:in `call' railties (3.1.1) lib/rails/engine.rb:456:in `call' railties (3.1.1) lib/rails/rack/content\_length.rb:16:in `call' railties (3.1.1) lib/rails/rack/log_tailer.rb:14:in `call' rack (1.3.5) lib/rack/handler/webrick.rb:59:in `service' .rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/webrick/httpserver.rb: 111:in `service' .rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/webrick/httpserver.rb:70:in `run' .rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/webrick/server.rb:183:in `block in start\_thread'

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**Author:** ![Frederick\_Cheung](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/rubyonrails/user_avatar/discuss.rubyonrails.org/frederick_cheung/32/3901_2.png) [@Frederick\_Cheung](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Frederick_Cheung)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 8:55am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/rails-new-project-error-in-generated-controller/61356/2 "2011-10-21T08:55:51Z")

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> What am I doing wrong? :(((
> 
> rails new app rails g controller test action rails s
> 
> open localhost:3000/test/action

Calling an action "action" is probably a bad idea - i'm guessing it's shadowing/being shadowed by an existing method of that name

Fred

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**Author:** ![radhames\_brito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@radhames\_brito](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/radhames_brito)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 10:16am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/rails-new-project-error-in-generated-controller/61356/3 "2011-10-21T10:16:31Z")

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You are using reserved words for names.