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Zander Perry
2,227 PointsSave full_name method to database
I'm trying to save the full_name method to the database during initial registration. For proper searches I need to be able to query full_name in the db rather than just displaying it...
This is what the method looks like now:
/models/user.rb
def full_name
first_name + " " + last_name
end
(Assume I already created a :full_name column to my User table.) I know I'm going to need some sort of callback - should I be using before_create or after_create? And then how would I actually insert the product of the method into the db?
Thanks!
Zander
2 Answers
Jason Seifer
Treehouse Guest TeacherHey Alexander,
If you're trying to query based on both fields, you can always do a find like so:
User.where("first_name = ? and last_name = ?", first_name, last_name)
Where first_name and last_name are variables that have already been set somewhere else.
In order to save the product of a method to the database, you'd need to create a full name column in a migration and set it programmatically (assuming you already have first/last name set):
before_save :set_full_name
def set_full_name
self.full_name = "#{@first_name} #{@last_name}"
end
Zander Perry
2,227 PointsThanks Jason!
This makes perfect sense. I'm incorporating the search tutorials from railscasts, and this makes them work great.