On 17 December 2015 at 17:29, Travis Eubanks <[email protected]> wrote: >> I have no idea what you are asking here. Sorry. >> >> Colin > I meant using a case statement. Sorry that was very poorly worded. > > def which_expense_type(expense) > > case expense.expense_type > > when "Travel" > expense.gl_code = arbitrary_number > when "Parking" > expense.gl_code = arbitrary_number > end
Is the gl code a unique number that identifies the type? If so then that should be stored in the db but the string should not, since it can be determined from the string. Alternatively put the string in the db and not the code. It is almost always a bad idea to store redundant data in the db. Colin -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/CAL%3D0gLu0ha4JAe6TRehe4NKOWt9QFF_b7U2%2BgQiG3x86bFEvQw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
