On Dec 26, 3:46 pm, Xanothos <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
Well symbols and strings are not interchangeable in general (and glancing briefly at the source, activerecord calls various methods only available on strings on the :class_name option). Fred > > #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.
