#31 ArgumentError: interning empty string - Rails I18n

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ArgumentError: interning empty string

Reported by Vadim | June 2nd, 2010 @ 10:50 PM

Any ActiveRecord failing validation where the validation text contains the string ".." will cause an "interning empty string" error.

Backtrace:

[GEM_ROOT]/gems/activesupport-2.3.5/lib/active_support/vendor/i18n-0.1.3/lib/i18n.rb:196:in to_sym' [GEM_ROOT]/gems/activesupport-2.3.5/lib/active_support/vendor/i18n-0.1.3/lib/i18n.rb:196:innormalize_translation_keys' [GEM_ROOT]/gems/activesupport-2.3.5/lib/active_support/vendor/i18n-0.1.3/lib/i18n.rb:196:in map' [GEM_ROOT]/gems/activesupport-2.3.5/lib/active_support/vendor/i18n-0.1.3/lib/i18n.rb:196:innormalize_translation_keys' [GEM_ROOT]/gems/activesupport-2.3.5/lib/active_support/vendor/i18n-0.1.3/lib/i18n/backend/simple.rb:101:in send' [GEM_ROOT]/gems/activesupport-2.3.5/lib/active_support/vendor/i18n-0.1.3/lib/i18n/backend/simple.rb:101:inlookup' [GEM_ROOT]/gems/activesupport-2.3.5/lib/active_support/vendor/i18n-0.1.3/lib/i18n/backend/simple.rb:33:in translate' [GEM_ROOT]/gems/activesupport-2.3.5/lib/active_support/vendor/i18n-0.1.3/lib/i18n.rb:165:intranslate' [GEM_ROOT]/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/validations.rb:116:in generate_full_message' [GEM_ROOT]/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/validations.rb:36:infull_message' [GEM_ROOT]/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/validations.rb:275:in full_messages' [GEM_ROOT]/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/validations.rb:275:inmap' [GEM_ROOT]/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/validations.rb:275:in full_messages' [GEM_ROOT]/gems/actionpack-2.3.5/lib/action_view/helpers/tag_helper.rb:118:ininject' [GEM_ROOT]/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/validations.rb:274:in each' [GEM_ROOT]/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/validations.rb:274:ininject' [GEM_ROOT]/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/validations.rb:274:in full_messages'

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Tyson April 1st, 2025 @ 09:43 AM
Encountering "ArgumentError: interning empty string" usually indicates a problem where your code is trying to store an empty string within a symbol table or internal representation. This often happens with string manipulation errors or unexpected null values. Debugging requires careful examination of where strings are being created and passed, especially when playing around with dynamic content, almost as tricky as dodging obstacles in the Dinosaur Game! Trace your string origins to pinpoint the source of the empty string.

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