thank you sharagoz! But i have a question- is a, b, c supposed to instance variables? (should i have the @ in front of them, and then define them in the contrller?) or does rails know what tables I'm reffering to already?
On Apr 16, 4:13 pm, Sharagoz <[email protected]> wrote: > a == current_user.c.b.a > > On Apr 16, 9:06 pm, David Zhu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > i have "a" has many "b", "b" has many "c", and "c" has many "d" > > > Now... "d" is a user model, and I have a current_user helper method > > defined. > > > If i navigate to an "a" show page, how can I make sure that my > > current_user ("d") is part of that "a"? meaning how can i make sure > > that current_user belongs to "a"? Because there is the b, and c in > > between the "d" and "a", how can I check to see if my current_user > > ("d") belongs to "a"? > > > And I being clear? thanks > > > :) > > > P.S. > > > heres an example of what I want if there is only one level of > > associations-- > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > <% if !current_user == @post.user %> > > > <p>This post belongs to another user. Please navigate away > > immediately.</p> > > > <% else %> > > > # The content of edit.html.erb > > > <% end %> > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > but that only compares the user, with the model that is up one level. > > (In this case post) > > > How can i check to see if current_user is part of a higher level? > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://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 > athttp://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.

