blasterpal wrote:
> class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
> ...
> ARTS_CATEGORY = Category.find(:first, :conditions => ['name LIKE ?',
> 'arts%']).id
> OPINE_CATEGORY = Category.find(:first, :conditions => ['name
> LIKE ?', 'opine%']).id
> DISTRACTIONS_CATEGORY = Category.find(:first, :conditions => ['name
> LIKE ?', 'distra%']).id
> NEWS_POLITICS_CATEGORY = Category.find(:first, :conditions => ['name
> LIKE ?', 'news%']).id
>
> ...
>
> So in my controllers I use a method like this (the actual method is a
> shared method for all "types" longer, this is for readability:
> ...
> def arts_archive
> Article.find_by_category_id(Article::ARTS_CATEGORY)
> end
> ...
>
I think a better way to do this is
class Category < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :articles #or has_one :article
def self.arts
# You could probably also do this with a named scope,
# but I don't remember the syntax off the top of my
# for selecting just one object.
Category.find(:first, :conditions => ['name LIKE ?', 'arts%']).id
end
end
and then in your controller:
Category.arts.articles
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