JoshK wrote: > Hi I have a table where I need to identify one of the children as the > "prime" child. > > So, its like: > > Parent > has_many :Child > has_one: Child :as :prime_child (?) > > or something like that? Do I put something like prime_child_id in the > Parent table? > Thanks.
Yes. You should be able to do class Parent < AR::B has_many :children # not :Child ! has_one :prime_child, :class_name => 'Child' end The two associations are completely independent. The fact that they refer to the same child class and table is irrelevant. Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org [email protected] -- 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.
