Ar Chron wrote: > Pito Salas wrote: >> Here's an example: >> >> class LineItem < ActiveRecord::Base >> belongs_to :order >> end >> >> class Order < ActiveRecord::Base >> has_many :line_items >> end >> >> my_line_item = LineItem.find(:zipcode => "12345") >> >> Order.find_by_line_item(my_line_item) # doesn't work >> >> Order.find_by_line_item_id (my_line_item) # does work >> > > Probably not explaining this clearly enough (I blame the distillery > masters at Lagavulin), but:
Wish I was there! Which of their Beer is available in the US? > > find_by_line_item fails - my_line_item is an instance of the class (an > object) that does not have a 'line_item' attribute you indicated, it > *is* a LineItem It kind of does, in that Order has_many :line_items, no? And so that's an ActiveRecord method on Order called line_items? By the way, my_order.find_by_line_item fails with "no such method", not just by returning []. I wonder if my_order.find_by_line_items would work? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- 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.
