Problem with setter override on ActiveRecord?

I recommend creating a virtual attribute instead of overriding the author method class Book Name if author end end Then you could do cool things like apply it to a form field %= f. Text_field :author_name % Would this work for your situation?

I recommend creating a virtual attribute instead of overriding the author= method. Class Book Would this work for your situation?

I thought to make this, but I didn't want duplicate attributes. The method I proposed above is working very well; I just wanted to share it. I can indeed make the text_field trick with it.

But thanks for your reply! =D – Lailson Bandeira Aug 16 '09 at 1:04 Wouldn't it be more correct to replace the author_name method with delegate :name, :to => :author, :prefix => true? – Adam Lassek Apr 20 '10 at 0:50 1 @Adam, That is certainly an alternative way to do it.

I usually only use delegate when dealing with multiple methods. If there's only one I prefer defining the method directly because I feel it's more clear. – ryanb Apr 20 '10 at 18:09 Are there any hidden downsides to using delegate, or is this just personal preference?

– Adam Lassek Apr 20 '10 at 21:07 I can't think of any downsides to using delegate. It just feels a little more complicated than defining the method directly in this specific scenario. – ryanb Apr 20 '10 at 20:03.

When you override the accessor, you have to set an actual DB attribute for write_attribute and self:the_attribute=, and not the name of the association-generated attribute you're overriding. This works for me. Require 'rubygems' require 'active_record' ActiveRecord::Base.

Establish_connection(:adapter => "sqlite3", :dbfile => ":memory:") ActiveRecord::Schema. Define do create_table(:books) {|t| t. String :title } create_table(:authors) {|t| t.

String :name } end class Book author_name) end end end class Author "John Doe") Author. Create!(:name => "Tolkien") b1 = Book. New(:author => "John Doe") p b1.

Author # => # b2 = Book. New(:author => "Noone") p b2. Author # => # b2.

Save p b2. Author # => # I strongly recommend doing what Ryan Bates suggests, though; create a new author_name attribute and leave the association generated methods as they are. Less fuzz, less confusion.

As I said above, the method you proposed works only if the author is save (i.e. Has an id), which is not my case. I can have a new author that must be saved only when the book is saved too.

– Lailson Bandeira Aug 16 '09 at 1:07 I re-wrote it a bit based on your comment. Does it make more sense now? – August Lilleaas Aug 16 '09 at 7:34 Oh thanks, now this works as I expect.

But (in spite of all recommendations) I'll keep the original solution. Nonetheless, it's a good alternative if I change my mind someday. = – Lailson Bandeira Aug 16 '09 at 12:25.

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