From 697f734455753ad23ba719539bf961c6f1bc45d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ryan Bigg Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 13:29:17 +1100 Subject: Associations guide: Add note that you must use the build_ prefix to build associations of the belongs_to and has_one type --- railties/guides/source/association_basics.textile | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) (limited to 'railties/guides') diff --git a/railties/guides/source/association_basics.textile b/railties/guides/source/association_basics.textile index 14bbe907f3..2043daa4ed 100644 --- a/railties/guides/source/association_basics.textile +++ b/railties/guides/source/association_basics.textile @@ -550,6 +550,8 @@ build_customer create_customer +NOTE: When creating a new +belongs_to+ or +has_one+ association you must use the +build_+ prefix to build the association, rather than the +association.build+ method that would be used for +has_many+ or +has_and_belongs_to_many+ associations. + h6(#belongs_to-association). association(force_reload = false) The association method returns the associated object, if any. If no associated object is found, it returns +nil+. @@ -817,6 +819,8 @@ build_account create_account +NOTE: When creating a new +has_one+ or +belongs_to+ association you must use the +build_+ prefix to build the association, rather than the +association.build+ method that would be used for +has_many+ or +has_and_belongs_to_many+ associations. + h6(#has_one-association). association(force_reload = false) The association method returns the associated object, if any. If no associated object is found, it returns +nil+. -- cgit v1.2.3