1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/activeresource/lib/active_resource/base.rb b/activeresource/lib/active_resource/base.rb
index ad994214f6..b976844c1c 100644
--- a/activeresource/lib/active_resource/base.rb
+++ b/activeresource/lib/active_resource/base.rb
@@ -551,11 +551,9 @@ module ActiveResource
         @headers ||= {}
       end
 
-      # Do not include any modules in the default element name. This makes it easier to seclude ARes objects
-      # in a separate namespace without having to set element_name repeatedly.
-      attr_accessor_with_default(:element_name)    { ActiveSupport::Inflector.underscore(to_s.split("::").last) } #:nodoc:
-
+      attr_accessor_with_default(:element_name)    { model_name.element } #:nodoc:
       attr_accessor_with_default(:collection_name) { ActiveSupport::Inflector.pluralize(element_name) } #:nodoc:
+
       attr_accessor_with_default(:primary_key, 'id') #:nodoc:
 
       # Gets the \prefix for a resource's nested URL (e.g., <tt>prefix/collectionname/1.xml</tt>)
@@ -1295,6 +1293,14 @@ module ActiveResource
       end
     end
 
+    def to_json(options={})
+      super({ :root => self.class.element_name }.merge(options))
+    end
+
+    def to_xml(options={})
+      super({ :root => self.class.element_name }.merge(options))
+    end
+
     protected
       def connection(refresh = false)
         self.class.connection(refresh)