Is there not a way to form a string convert it to an attribute and then do Model.(string converted to attribute)?
On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Chris Habgood <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, I was also looking at testing for nil? and stuff as well not only > setting the attr. > > > On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Frederick Cheung < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On Apr 4, 6:50 pm, Chris Habgood <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Not looking at the value part looking at the attribute part. Is ex >> going to >> > be dynamic to set the attribute name correctly? >> > >> Take a look at the send method (or in the special case of active >> record you could use update_attributes (or write_attribute and []= if >> you want to operate a level lower)) >> >> Fred >> >> > >> > >> >> > On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Conrad Taylor <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Me <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> How would I take the dynamic nature of define_method and also use >> that >> > >> to set attributes: >> > >> > >> define_method ("#{ex}_method") do >> > >> self.my_db_attribute_ex = value >> > >> end >> > >> > >> Is there a way to set the attribute part dynamically? >> > >> > > Me, you would do something like the following: >> > >> > > define_method( "#{ex}_method" ) do |value| >> > > self.my_db_attribute_ex = value >> > > end >> > >> > > Good luck, >> > >> > > -Conrad >> > >> > >> -- >> > >> 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]<rubyonrails-talk%[email protected]><rubyonrails-talk%2Bunsubscrib >> [email protected]> >> > >> . >> > >> For more options, visit this group at >> > >>http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. >> > >> > > -- >> > > 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]<rubyonrails-talk%[email protected]><rubyonrails-talk%2Bunsubscrib >> [email protected]> >> > > . >> > > For more options, visit this group at >> > >http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. >> >> -- >> 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]<rubyonrails-talk%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. >> >> > -- 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.
