:dependent有三個選項:(在此假設User has_many Posts, Post has_many Comments)
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :posts, :dependent => :destroy
end
* :destroy:呼叫User.destroy时,ActiveRecord会呼叫Post.destroy来达到刪除Posts的目的,也就是与该Posts相关联的comments也会被一并删除。(除非Post于Comments之间的关联是nullify)
* :delete_all:呼叫User.destroy時,仅刪除User本身及该user的posts。
* :nullify:不刪除关联的物件,仅将User的posts之Foreign Key改为NULL
至于要在物件刪除之前,若要做验证动作,就如同ptt Ruby的板主godfat分享的一样,使用"before_destroy"可以在呼叫destroy之前先做其他动作。例如在这个网页里面看到的sample code(before_destroy是写在Model里,destroy的动作则是由controller中的action来呼叫):
class Group < ActiveRecord::Base
acts_as_tree :order => "name"
has_and_belongs_to_many => :users
before_destroy :validates_no_dependents
def validates_no_dependents
if children.size > 0 || users.size > 0
errors.add :base, "Cannot delete this group, as it has sub-groups and/or users"
end
end
end
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :posts, :dependent => :destroy
end
* :destroy:呼叫User.destroy时,ActiveRecord会呼叫Post.destroy来达到刪除Posts的目的,也就是与该Posts相关联的comments也会被一并删除。(除非Post于Comments之间的关联是nullify)
* :delete_all:呼叫User.destroy時,仅刪除User本身及该user的posts。
* :nullify:不刪除关联的物件,仅将User的posts之Foreign Key改为NULL
至于要在物件刪除之前,若要做验证动作,就如同ptt Ruby的板主godfat分享的一样,使用"before_destroy"可以在呼叫destroy之前先做其他动作。例如在这个网页里面看到的sample code(before_destroy是写在Model里,destroy的动作则是由controller中的action来呼叫):
class Group < ActiveRecord::Base
acts_as_tree :order => "name"
has_and_belongs_to_many => :users
before_destroy :validates_no_dependents
def validates_no_dependents
if children.size > 0 || users.size > 0
errors.add :base, "Cannot delete this group, as it has sub-groups and/or users"
end
end
end