From: Wilson Bilkovich <wilsonb@...>
Date: 2006-11-01T12:26:02+09:00
Subject: Re: still more relentless non-repetition

On 10/31/06, Giles Bowkett <gilesb@gmail.com> wrote:
> >          model = self.class.const_get t.capitalize
> >          model.find_by_contents t
>
> **that** looks like the way to do it.
>
> gracias!
>

ActiveSupport has a helper for this already.

model = t.constantize
model.find_by_contents(t)