Reputation: 1
I have this problem. I need to use an existing table on a mysql database. The name of the table is not compatible with RoR conventions and I need to remap the table name and the name of the attributes. I have created a scaffold to visualize on a web page the content of the table but I can't change the mapping. Is there a solution to indicate to RoR the relation between the name of the class and the name of the table in the database? and a solution to indicate the relation between the attribute of the class and field on the table? Thanks.
Upvotes: 0
Views: 84
Reputation: 15045
The table name can be specified using table_name class method.
For the attributes/column, you need to explicitly specify aliases for the attributes using alias_attribute method. For example, if you have name_of_thing
column, but want to treat it as name
, then you need something like this in your model:
class CreateUtenti < ActiveRecord::Base
self.table_name = "another_name"
alias_attribute :name, :name_of_thing
end
Upvotes: 1
Reputation: 1440
Yes you can pass table name in model like:
class YourModel < ActiveRecord::Base
self.table_name = "pass_table_name_here"
end
Upvotes: 0