On 3 May 2011 20:30, Michael Pavling <pavl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3 May 2011 20:26, David Kahn <d...@structuralartistry.com> wrote:
>> record = eval("#{associated_record_type}").find_by_id(associated_record_id)
>>
>> Is there a way to do this dynamically without using an eval?
>
> record =
> associated_record_type.classify.constantize.find_by_id(associated_record_id)
>
Actually, you might be better off with just .constantize - depends
what precise value you have in "associated_record_type"
record = associated_record_type.constantize.find_by_id(associated_record_id)
http://api.rubyonrails.org/v2.3.8/classes/ActiveSupport/CoreExtensions/String/Inflections.html
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