Abstract base class for AggregateReflection and AssociationReflection. Objects of AggregateReflection and AssociationReflection are returned by the Reflection::ClassMethods.

Methods
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Attributes
[R] active_record
[R] macro

Returns the macro type.

composed_of :balance, :class_name => 'Money' returns :composed_of has_many :clients returns :has_many
[R] name

Returns the name of the macro.

composed_of :balance, :class_name => 'Money' returns :balance has_many :clients returns :clients
[R] options

Returns the hash of options used for the macro.

composed_of :balance, :class_name => 'Money' returns { :class_name => "Money" } has_many :clients returns +{}+
Class Public methods
new(macro, name, options, active_record)

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# File activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb, line 105
def initialize(macro, name, options, active_record)
  @macro         = macro
  @name          = name
  @options       = options
  @active_record = active_record
  @plural_name   = active_record.pluralize_table_names ?
                      name.to_s.pluralize : name.to_s
end
Instance Public methods
==(other_aggregation)

Returns true if self and other_aggregation have the same name attribute, active_record attribute, and other_aggregation has an options hash assigned to it.

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# File activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb, line 132
def ==(other_aggregation)
  super ||
    other_aggregation.kind_of?(self.class) &&
    name == other_aggregation.name &&
    other_aggregation.options &&
    active_record == other_aggregation.active_record
end
class_name()

Returns the class name for the macro.

composed_of :balance, :class_name => 'Money' returns 'Money' has_many :clients returns 'Client'

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# File activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb, line 126
def class_name
  @class_name ||= (options[:class_name] || derive_class_name).to_s
end
klass()

Returns the class for the macro.

composed_of :balance, :class_name => 'Money' returns the Money class has_many :clients returns the Client class

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# File activerecord/lib/active_record/reflection.rb, line 118
def klass
  @klass ||= class_name.constantize
end