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load_target

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load_target() private

Loads the \target if needed and returns it.

This method is abstract in the sense that it relies on find_target, which is expected to be provided by descendants.

If the \target is already \loaded it is just returned. Thus, you can call load_target unconditionally to get the \target.

ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound is rescued within the method, and it is not reraised. The proxy is \reset and nil is the return value.

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# File activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/association_proxy.rb, line 236
        def load_target
          return nil unless defined?(@loaded)

          if !loaded? and (!@owner.new_record? || foreign_key_present)
            @target = find_target
          end

          @loaded = true
          @target
        rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
          reset
        end

load_target

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