2009/8/30 Frederick Cheung <[email protected]>: > > > On 30 Aug 2009, at 09:17, Colin Law wrote: > >> >> 2009/8/30 CoolAJ86 <[email protected]>: >>> >>>> Well yes - you still need to write the accessor methods to store you >>>> instance variables (attr_accessor is probably enough). >>>> >>>> Fred >>> >>> That makes sense. Thanks. >>> >>> I had my JavaScript thinking cap on when I was doing this... thinking >>> to create accessors out of thin air. >>> >>> I also just found out that the virtual accessors are accessors, not >>> class variables. >>> return @updated_at # always null >>> return updated_at # works >> >> Don't understand this. > > I think what the previous poster has realised is that activerecord > attributes are not stored inside individual instance variables.
Ah, yes Colin > > Fred >> As I understand it if you have >> attr_accessor :my_var >> then @my_var will access the variable (but this may only be written >> inside the class) >> and my_var is a method (well two methods actually) that may be used >> externally to read/write to @my_var so you can say >> my_object.my_var = 1 >> x = my_object.my_var >> >> If you use my_var (no @) inside the class this should work but it is >> calling the accessor methods rather than directly accessing @my_var >> >> Colin >> >> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
