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| -rwxr-xr-x | activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb | 7 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb index 0539aa4db2..56d13a4303 100755 --- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb +++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb @@ -767,13 +767,12 @@ module ActiveRecord # [collection.build(attributes = {}, ...)] # Returns one or more new objects of the collection type that have been instantiated # with +attributes+ and linked to this object through a foreign key, but have not yet - # been saved. <b>Note:</b> This only works if an associated object already exists, not if - # it's +nil+! + # been saved. # [collection.create(attributes = {})] # Returns a new object of the collection type that has been instantiated # with +attributes+, linked to this object through a foreign key, and that has already - # been saved (if it passed the validation). <b>Note:</b> This only works if an associated - # object already exists, not if it's +nil+! + # been saved (if it passed the validation). *Note*: This only works if the base model + # already exists, not if it's +nil+ or is a new (unsaved) record! # # (*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>.) |