method
association_accessor_methods
association_accessor_methods(reflection, association_proxy_class)
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# File activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb, line 1012 def association_accessor_methods(reflection, association_proxy_class) ivar = "@#{reflection.name}" define_method(reflection.name) do |*params| force_reload = params.first unless params.empty? association = instance_variable_get(ivar) if instance_variable_defined?(ivar) if association.nil? || force_reload association = association_proxy_class.new(self, reflection) retval = association.reload if retval.nil? and association_proxy_class == BelongsToAssociation instance_variable_set(ivar, nil) return nil end instance_variable_set(ivar, association) end association.target.nil? ? nil : association end define_method("#{reflection.name}=") do |new_value| association = instance_variable_get(ivar) if instance_variable_defined?(ivar) if association.nil? || association.target != new_value association = association_proxy_class.new(self, reflection) end association.replace(new_value) instance_variable_set(ivar, new_value.nil? ? nil : association) end define_method("set_#{reflection.name}_target") do |target| return if target.nil? and association_proxy_class == BelongsToAssociation association = association_proxy_class.new(self, reflection) association.target = target instance_variable_set(ivar, association) end end