On Aug 21, 6:21 am, karthik k <cse.k.kart...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Below used in definition
>
> Model Employee
> --------------
> def self.list
> find(:all)
> end
>
> In some case it is used inside
>
> Model Employee
> --------------
> def list
> self.find(:all)
> end
>
> So please let me know what is the reason behind this, using in two different
> way
>
self is the implicit receiver, ie calling self.find(:all) is the same
as calling find(:all). Sometimes it is useful to make it obvious what
you are doing
def self.list
...
end
creates a class method. The second example you gave probably wouldn't
run, unless the model had an instance method called find. More likely
is that you find something like that inside a
class << self
def list
...
end
end
in which case it is identical to the first example
Fred
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