On Feb 18, 2013, at 7:01 PM, Jaime B. wrote: > MichaelLatta wrote in post #227241: >> The 'type' method is a Ruby method for the class of an object. > > This is not a Ruby method. This is part of ActiveRecord, and is used by > Rails to manage single-table inheritance.
While it is true that 'type' is not a method in Ruby 1.9, it was in earlier versions: irb1.8.7> 1.type (irb):1: warning: Object#type is deprecated; use Object#class #1.8.7 => Fixnum It is something to keep in mind whenever looking at older code. -Rob > > I'm adding a solution for future askers. This applies to Rails 3: > > class ExampleModel < ActiveRecord::Base > set_inheritance_column do > 'disabled' > end > end > > > This changes the name of the column that ActiveRecord looks for, to use > for STI. As long as you pick something that doesn't actually match any > of your column names, it has the effect of disabling inheritance > altogether. > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
