Seemingly, when I use a symbol, I get an ActiveRecord error stating 'Can't convert symbol into String.' Why can't I use a symbol here? Possibly this is a deeper misunderstanding of symbols in general on my part.
#ActiveRecord error class Book < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :author, :class_name => :Person, :foreign_key => :author_id end #works class Book < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :author, :class_name => "Person", :foreign_key => :author_id end -- 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.
