Matias Fierro wrote in post #959653: > I have to objects with common functionalities and a lot of difference. > So I want that each have his own table but inherit the common > functionalities from a parent class. How can I do this in Rails ?
class GenericModel < ActiveRecord::Base self.abstract_class = true # define all the 'common' methods you want in this class # (including the default behaviors for common methods) # I use methods in this class for providing all my cache # fragment management functionality, rendering model instances # to PDFs, etc, etc end class Person < GenericModel # person-specific methods, and overrides of common methods # from GenericModel end class Address < GenericModel # address-specific methods, and overrides of common methods # from GenericModel end -- 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 rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
