From: Levent Ali <lebreeze@...>
Date: 2006-05-22T20:58:08+09:00
Subject: Re: converting class or type under single table inheritance

Gregory Seidman wrote:
> On Mon, May 22, 2006 at 06:43:31PM +0900, Levent Ali wrote:
> } Joey wrote:
> } > user[:type] = AdminUser
> }
> } that doesn't seem to work.. that throws "TypeError: can't dump 
> anonymous
> } class Class"
> }
> } I've already tried stuff like:
> } @user = User.find(1) # an object of type User not AdminUser
> } @user.type = AdminUser
> } @user.save # Throws the same error as above
> }
> } @user[:type] = AdminUser
> } @user.save # Throws the same error
> 
> You can't set it to the class, you need to set it to the name. It's a
> subtlety:
> 
> user[:type] = 'AdminUser'
> 
> --Greg

I'm an idiot :)

Thanks.. I can't believe I didn't think of that.. that's what happens 
when you spend hours on a simple thing, over thinking the problem.. 
thanks again

levent

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