enRai
Reputation: 681
Difference between embeds_many and has_many in mongoid
Can anyone explain to me the difference between embeds_many and has_many in mongoid?
Upvotes: 42
Views: 10290
Answers (1)
Hck
Reputation: 9167
embeds_many is used to store relative documents inside of parent document.
has_many is used to store a relation between documents in separate collections. Relative records of has_many have field that stores id of the parent document.
Upvotes: 66
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