Just in case this wasn't clear, I would like every comment to belong to a user and only be editable by that user, but be associated with a product type (Camera, Book, etc.). This is why I doubt the simple class definition I outlined below would suffice.
Best, Mike On Feb 3, 4:26 pm, Mike Kim <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm sure the answer is out there and quite simple, but I haven't been > able to find it. > > Suppose I have the following classes with polymorphic associations: > > class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base > belongs_to :commentable, :polymorphic => true > end > > class Camera < ActiveRecord::Base > has_many :comments, :as => :commentable > end > > class Computer < ActiveRecord::Base > has_many :comments, :as => :commentable > end > > class Book < ActiveRecord::Base > has_many :comments, :as => :commentable > end > > How do I also make the Comment class belong_to a User class? Would the > User class be parallel to the Camera, Computer, and Book classes? For > example, would I define the relationship between User and Comment as > such: > > class User < ActiveRecord::Base > has_many :comments, :as => :commentable > end > > And how would I go about referencing the comments through the User- > > >Camera/Computer/Book association? Would it be as such? > > @user.computers.comments.empty? # For example > > Thanks in advance! > > Mike -- 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.
