1474228 - TypeError: views/book_list.pug: 10 " | (#{book.author.name}) " Cannot read property 'name' of null

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Developer Documentation Graveyard :: Learning Area, defect)

Description

[zsmith126028]

:: Developer Documentation Request

      Request Type: Correction
     Gecko Version: unspecified
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:: Details

There is a TypeError in the code for book_list.pug in line 10. I've copied and pasted the code straight from the tutorial and it's returning an error when I try to load the 'All books' list. The other pages for the tutorial Local Library site are working fine, but the book lists page is not. 

TypeError: \express-locallibrary-tutorial\views\book_list.pug:10
    8|     li 
    9|       a(href=book.url) #{book.title} 
  > 10|       |  (#{book.author.name})
    11|       
    12|   else
    13|     li There are no books.

Comment 1

[Chris Mills [:cmills]]

I think this might be because of an indentation issue. Look at our final version on:

https://github.com/mdn/express-locallibrary-tutorial/blob/master/views/book_list.pug

If you use the exact code form here, does it work better for you?

Comment 2

[BMO Automation]

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