I thought they where attr_accessor method. Thank you for clearing things up for me.
On Monday, January 30, 2012, Peter Vandenabeele <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 9:59 PM, Rodrigo Ruiz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thank you, but I knew that, I did that (use self to do what I want) before I asked the question. >> I'd just like to know why can't I use @first_name instead of self.first_name, to me it seems like the same thing inside the model. > > They are not: > @first_name is an "instance variable". You could set it like this: > @first_name = user.first_name > but it is not automatically set, and it is also not typically used like that. > A more typical use would be: > @user = User.find(params[:id]) > and then you can use @user in the controller, but also in the views, > due to the set-up of Rails. > self.first_name is a method that is dynamically provided by > ActiveRecord , based on the available columns for the table > "users" in the database. > HTH, > Peter > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
