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-rw-r--r--activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb24
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
index 142d21ce92..53f7591226 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
@@ -1036,6 +1036,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Specifies a one-to-many association. The following methods for retrieval and query of
# collections of associated objects will be added:
#
+ # +collection+ is a placeholder for the symbol passed as the first argument, so
+ # <tt>has_many :clients</tt> would add among others <tt>clients.empty?</tt>.
+ #
# [collection(force_reload = false)]
# Returns an array of all the associated objects.
# An empty array is returned if none are found.
@@ -1094,9 +1097,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Does the same as <tt>collection.create</tt>, but raises <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid</tt>
# if the record is invalid.
#
- # (*Note*: +collection+ is replaced with the symbol passed as the first argument, so
- # <tt>has_many :clients</tt> would add among others <tt>clients.empty?</tt>.)
- #
# === Example
#
# A <tt>Firm</tt> class declares <tt>has_many :clients</tt>, which will add:
@@ -1211,6 +1211,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# The following methods for retrieval and query of a single associated object will be added:
#
+ # +association+ is a placeholder for the symbol passed as the first argument, so
+ # <tt>has_one :manager</tt> would add among others <tt>manager.nil?</tt>.
+ #
# [association(force_reload = false)]
# Returns the associated object. +nil+ is returned if none is found.
# [association=(associate)]
@@ -1229,9 +1232,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Does the same as <tt>create_association</tt>, but raises <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid</tt>
# if the record is invalid.
#
- # (+association+ is replaced with the symbol passed as the first argument, so
- # <tt>has_one :manager</tt> would add among others <tt>manager.nil?</tt>.)
- #
# === Example
#
# An Account class declares <tt>has_one :beneficiary</tt>, which will add:
@@ -1317,6 +1317,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Methods will be added for retrieval and query for a single associated object, for which
# this object holds an id:
#
+ # +association+ is a placeholder for the symbol passed as the first argument, so
+ # <tt>belongs_to :author</tt> would add among others <tt>author.nil?</tt>.
+ #
# [association(force_reload = false)]
# Returns the associated object. +nil+ is returned if none is found.
# [association=(associate)]
@@ -1332,9 +1335,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
# Does the same as <tt>create_association</tt>, but raises <tt>ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid</tt>
# if the record is invalid.
#
- # (+association+ is replaced with the symbol passed as the first argument, so
- # <tt>belongs_to :author</tt> would add among others <tt>author.nil?</tt>.)
- #
# === Example
#
# A Post class declares <tt>belongs_to :author</tt>, which will add:
@@ -1454,6 +1454,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
#
# Adds the following methods for retrieval and query:
#
+ # +collection+ is a placeholder for the symbol passed as the first argument, so
+ # <tt>has_and_belongs_to_many :categories</tt> would add among others <tt>categories.empty?</tt>.
+ #
# [collection(force_reload = false)]
# Returns an array of all the associated objects.
# An empty array is returned if none are found.
@@ -1495,9 +1498,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
# with +attributes+, linked to this object through the join table, and that has already been
# saved (if it passed the validation).
#
- # (+collection+ is replaced with the symbol passed as the first argument, so
- # <tt>has_and_belongs_to_many :categories</tt> would add among others <tt>categories.empty?</tt>.)
- #
# === Example
#
# A Developer class declares <tt>has_and_belongs_to_many :projects</tt>, which will add: