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Clarified the difference between :foreign_key and `:association_for…
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…eign_key` options in HABTM association
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karmi committed Jan 23, 2009
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12 changes: 7 additions & 5 deletions activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
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Expand Up @@ -1149,13 +1149,15 @@ def belongs_to(association_id, options = {})
# <b>WARNING:</b> If you're overwriting the table name of either class, the +table_name+ method
# MUST be declared underneath any +has_and_belongs_to_many+ declaration in order to work.
# [:foreign_key]
# Specify the foreign key used for the association. By default this is guessed to be the name
# of this class in lower-case and "_id" suffixed. So a Person class that makes a +has_and_belongs_to_many+ association
# Specify the foreign key used for the association (on "this side" of association).
# By default this is guessed to be the name of this class in lower-case and "_id" suffixed.
# So a Person class that makes a +has_and_belongs_to_many+ association to Project
# will use "person_id" as the default <tt>:foreign_key</tt>.
# [:association_foreign_key]
# Specify the association foreign key used for the association. By default this is
# guessed to be the name of the associated class in lower-case and "_id" suffixed. So if the associated class is Project,
# the +has_and_belongs_to_many+ association will use "project_id" as the default <tt>:association_foreign_key</tt>.
# Specify the association foreign key used for the association (on the "other side" of association).
# By default this is guessed to be the name of the associated class in lower-case and "_id" suffixed.
# So if a Person class makes a +has_and_belongs_to_many+ association to Project,
# the association will use "project_id" as the default <tt>:association_foreign_key</tt>.
# [:conditions]
# Specify the conditions that the associated object must meet in order to be included as a +WHERE+
# SQL fragment, such as <tt>authorized = 1</tt>. Record creations from the association are scoped if a hash is used.
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