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diff --git a/guides/source/active_record_basics.md b/guides/source/active_record_basics.md index bd8cdf62f2..6551ba0389 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_record_basics.md +++ b/guides/source/active_record_basics.md @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ After reading this guide, you will know: What is Active Record? ---------------------- -Active Record is the M in [MVC](getting_started.html#the-mvc-architecture) - the +Active Record is the M in [MVC](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model%E2%80%93view%E2%80%93controller) - the model - which is the layer of the system responsible for representing business data and logic. Active Record facilitates the creation and use of business objects whose data requires persistent storage to a database. It is an @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ to Active Record instances: * `(association_name)_type` - Stores the type for [polymorphic associations](association_basics.html#polymorphic-associations). * `(table_name)_count` - Used to cache the number of belonging objects on - associations. For example, a `comments_count` column in a `Articles` class that + associations. For example, a `comments_count` column in an `Article` class that has many instances of `Comment` will cache the number of existent comments for each article. @@ -173,18 +173,18 @@ name that should be used: ```ruby class Product < ActiveRecord::Base - self.table_name = "PRODUCT" + self.table_name = "my_products" end ``` If you do so, you will have to define manually the class name that is hosting -the fixtures (class_name.yml) using the `set_fixture_class` method in your test +the fixtures (my_products.yml) using the `set_fixture_class` method in your test definition: ```ruby -class FunnyJoke < ActiveSupport::TestCase - set_fixture_class funny_jokes: Joke - fixtures :funny_jokes +class ProductTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase + set_fixture_class my_products: Product + fixtures :my_products ... end ``` |