Alexander Farley wrote in post #978434: > So, here's my goal: I want an "intuitive" flow of "create user"->"create > user's topics" -> "add blacklist for topic". Right now, my "edit user" > view doesn't allow adding topics (topics must be added manually, with a > known user_id).
So, you want to create a new user and automatically create a topic for that user? Why? Are you just trying to add some seed data for the user? If so, you can do: user = User.new(:email => '[email protected]', :hashed_password => '...') user.create_topic(... your topic fields ...) .. that's assuming you have the fields I expressed above. When a model belongs to another, you automatically get the create_model method.. But, if you aren't trying to automatically populate some seed data, why are you trying to create a topic for a user? > Am I going in the right direction? Is there a normal/default way of > editing (adding) a table entry's "children"? You should check out the methods for the model. Try the following in your rails console: User.methods.sort.each do |list| p list end user = User.new user.methods.sort.each do |list| p list end The console is your best friend right now. I would check out the guides on active record so you can gain a better understanding of how to work with database records: http://guides.rubyonrails.org/ Look over active record associations and active record callbacks. You can handle the blacklist/raw/etc. that you are trying to work with using before_create and after_create in the topic model. That way when a topic is being created .. something is done.. and after it's created something else is done.. With not too much to go on, this is all I can offer at the moment. -- 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.
