Or you could make the [] method you mentioned. In your model:
def []=(lang, term)
self.attributes = { lang => term }
end
Then you can call it like you wanted:
@thesaurus['fr'] = "Bonjour"
/Lasse
2010/6/23 Lasse Bunk <lasseb...@gmail.com>
> Hi,
>
> I suppose the best way to do this would be to create a row for each word
> having a column for lang and a column for term.
>
> If you want to do it the way you describe, you could do it like this:
>
> With validation:
> @thesaurus.update_attributes params[:lang] => term
>
> Without validation:
> @thesaurus.update_attribute params[:lang], term
>
> Without updating:
> @thesaurus.attributes = { params[:lang] => term }
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> /Lasse
>
> 2010/6/22 Mlle <emsto...@gmail.com>
>
> Hello,
>>
>> I have a form to add terms to a thesaurus table.
>> I have a drop-down list for the user to select the language (fr, en,
>> es,), and then a text box to write a term with a code. I want to set
>> the @thesaurus[whichever language was selected] = term.
>>
>> How can I say @thesaurus['fr'] = term, where 'fr' was the selected
>> language in the select box?
>>
>> Parameters: { "lang"=>"fr", "thesterm"=>{"term"=>"pigment"=>""},
>> "commit"=>"submit"}
>>
>> Thesterm Create (0.4ms) INSERT INTO `thesterms` (`en`, `fr`, `it`,
>> `fi`, `sr`, `code`, `refcount`) VALUES('', 'pigment', '', '', '',
>> NULL, NULL)
>>
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