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@@ -811,6 +811,7 @@ When you declare a `belongs_to` association, the declaring class automatically g
* `build_association(attributes = {})`
* `create_association(attributes = {})`
* `create_association!(attributes = {})`
+* `reload_association`
In all of these methods, `association` is replaced with the symbol passed as the first argument to `belongs_to`. For example, given the declaration:
@@ -840,10 +841,10 @@ The `association` method returns the associated object, if any. If no associated
@author = @book.author
```
-If the associated object has already been retrieved from the database for this object, the cached version will be returned. To override this behavior (and force a database read), call `#reload` on the parent object.
+If the associated object has already been retrieved from the database for this object, the cached version will be returned. To override this behavior (and force a database read), call `#reload_association` on the parent object.
```ruby
-@author = @book.reload.author
+@author = @book.reload_author
```
##### `association=(associate)`
@@ -1161,6 +1162,7 @@ When you declare a `has_one` association, the declaring class automatically gain
* `build_association(attributes = {})`
* `create_association(attributes = {})`
* `create_association!(attributes = {})`
+* `reload_association`
In all of these methods, `association` is replaced with the symbol passed as the first argument to `has_one`. For example, given the declaration:
@@ -1190,10 +1192,10 @@ The `association` method returns the associated object, if any. If no associated
@account = @supplier.account
```
-If the associated object has already been retrieved from the database for this object, the cached version will be returned. To override this behavior (and force a database read), call `#reload` on the parent object.
+If the associated object has already been retrieved from the database for this object, the cached version will be returned. To override this behavior (and force a database read), call `#reload_association` on the parent object.
```ruby
-@account = @supplier.reload.account
+@account = @supplier.reload_account
```
##### `association=(associate)`