Rails: form_for namespaced resource

Question

I want to set up the CRUD for users, available just for administrators of my web application. So in routes.rb:

namespace :admin do
  resources :user
end

which means this:

admin_user_index GET    /admin/user(.:format)                  admin/user#index
                 POST   /admin/user(.:format)                  admin/user#create
  new_admin_user GET    /admin/user/new(.:format)              admin/user#new
 edit_admin_user GET    /admin/user/:id/edit(.:format)         admin/user#edit
      admin_user GET    /admin/user/:id(.:format)              admin/user#show
                 PUT    /admin/user/:id(.:format)              admin/user#update
                 DELETE /admin/user/:id(.:format)              admin/user#destroy

Show, index work fine but edit and new don't. I keep getting this error in the _form first line:
undefined method `user_path' for #<#:0x007fb6645c6378>

which is this:

How can I use form_for with a namespaced resource?

score 39 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 08 '12 at 19:24

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You can add the namespace's name as a symbol:

 <%= form_for [:admin, @user] do |f| %>

answered Jun 08 '12 at 19:24

miked

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Oh man, I've been chasing my tail for about an hour until I found this answer. – janosrusiczki Apr 07 '13 at 07:24

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 08 '12 at 17:19

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When you use form_for, it assumes that the appropriate path is [model_name]_path. You have to explicitly tell it the url with

form_for @user, url: admin_user_path

answered Jun 08 '12 at 17:19

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Rails: form_for namespaced resource

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