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Asked: June 10, 20262026-06-10T14:35:59+00:00 2026-06-10T14:35:59+00:00

In Ruby on Rails, what is the difference between :bonus_card and dependent: ? (in

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In Ruby on Rails, what is the difference between

:bonus_card

and

dependent: ?

(in the example

class TrainPassengers < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_one :bonus_card, dependent: :destroy
end

)

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    2026-06-10T14:36:01+00:00Added an answer on June 10, 2026 at 2:36 pm
    dependent: :destroy
    

    is alternate syntax for:

    :dependent => :destroy
    

    It’s new in Ruby 1.9.

    :dependent, :destroy and :bonus_card are all symbols.

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