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method

relation

Method deprecated or moved

This method is deprecated or moved on the latest stable version. The last existing version (v3.0.9) is shown here.

relation()
public

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# File activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb, line 2233
            def relation
              aliased = Arel::Table.new(table_name, :as => @aliased_table_name,
                                                    :engine => arel_engine,
                                                    :columns => klass.columns)

              if reflection.macro == :has_and_belongs_to_many
                [Arel::Table.new(options[:join_table], :as => aliased_join_table_name, :engine => arel_engine), aliased]
              elsif reflection.options[:through]
                [Arel::Table.new(through_reflection.klass.table_name, :as => aliased_join_table_name, :engine => arel_engine), aliased]
              else
                aliased
              end
            end