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reset

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v2.2.1 - Show latest stable - 1 note - Class: ActiveRecord::Associations::AssociationProxy
reset() public

Resets the \loaded flag to false and sets the \target to nil.

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December 21, 2010 - (<= v2.3.8)
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reload next time referenced

After calling reset on an association, it will be forced to be reloaded next time it’s referenced. Useful after you manipulate an associated object/collection with SQL, and you want to make sure subsequent uses don’t get the invalid cached version. Better than reload in that it doesn’t actually reload if not needed.