Question

I want to get table name in a model method. I found there should be method table_name but when I try to call it I get NameError Exception: undefined local variable or method `table_name’. It is obviously not there:

 pp methods.grep(/^ta.*/)
["table_name_prefix?",
 "table_name_suffix?",
 "taint",
 "taguri",
 "taguri=",
 "tainted?",
 "table_name_prefix",
 "table_name_suffix",
 "tap"]

How to get a “real” table name (no lowecase – pluralize tricks)?

Thanks

Answer 1

But I need that information in the
model’s instance method. How to get
it?

You can simply do this in your instance method:

class Model
  def instance_method
    puts Model.table_name
  end
end