Why does rendered.should have_field pass when it shouldn't?

[David Zhang]

This is my new.html.erb_spec.rb:

  let(:meal) do

    mock_model("Meal").as_new_record.as_null_object

  end

  

  before(:each) do

    assign(:meal, meal)

  end

  it "shows the name text field" do

      render

      rendered.should have_field(:name) # checks for both the label and the text field... right?

    end

    

    it "shows the description text area" do

      pending "This passes when it shouldn't"

      render

      rendered.should have_field(:description) # have_field is for text fields and text areas (w/labels)... right?

    end

    it "shows the ingredients text area" do

      pending "This passes when it shouldn't"

      render

      rendered.should have_field(:ingredients)

    end

    

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This is my new.html.erb:

<!--admin/meals#new-->

<div id="meal_new">

<h3>New Meal</h3>

<%= render :partial => "form", :locals => { :meal => @meal, :button_name => "Create" } %>

</div>

It renders this partial...

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The partial - _form.html.erb

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

<%= f.label :name %>

<%= f.text_field :name %>

<!---Nothing about f.text_area :description or ingredients here! -->

<%= f.submit button_name %>

<% end %>

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The problem: rendered.should have_field(:description) and the one for ingredients are passing although I never specify the description / ingredient text fields or textareas in the form.  Why is this?  It seems that the presence of the label and text field for :name is enough to make any have_field pass...

(have_field DOES test for text fields or text areas, right?)

(why does the documentation basically tell you /nothing/? no example or anything.... http://rubydoc.info/github/jnicklas/capybara/master/Capybara/RSpecMatchers#have_field-instance_method)

Help would be greatly appreciated.

[David Zhang]

Maybe this question is a little to wordy, so I'll just ask this:

Could someone just tell me if 

''''

it "shows the name text field" do

    render

    rendered.should have_field(:name)

end

''''

...checks for both the label and the text field?  How come when I have ONE text field in my view, all such have_field(:blahs) pass?  They shouldn't!  I must be missing something...