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Model.original_table_name restores the original table name without any clue

#5962

Hi,

I was looking for a way to know what should be the table name for a model (inherited from AR::Base) and I've found the method original_table_name.

I've looked for it in all the rails 3.0.1 codebase and have not found it anywhere.
It is listed in the methods array for my models.

I was using it when I noticed some SQL errors on some models where I've changed the table name with Model.set_table_name.

With the console, I've found the the original_table_name is not only a "getter" method, but it affects the model on which it is called and restores the original table name before it returns it.

That is strange, because such a method could have been named restore_original_table_name or at least original_table_name!.

Thanks for any information about this strange discovery ;-)

Reported by Jérémy Lecour · November 12th, 2010 @ 06:43 PM

State: stale
Milestone: none
Assigned to: nobody
Importance: none

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  1. Santiago Pastorino
    Santiago Pastorino
    • State changed from new to open

    This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not been commented on for at least three months.

    The resources of the Rails core team are limited, and so we are asking for your help. If you can still reproduce this error on the 3-0-stable branch or on master, please reply with all of the information you have about it and add "[state:open]" to your comment. This will reopen the ticket for review. Likewise, if you feel that this is a very important feature for Rails to include, please reply with your explanation so we can consider it.

    Thank you for all your contributions, and we hope you will understand this step to focus our efforts where they are most helpful.

    February 12th, 2011 @ 07:18 PM

  2. Santiago Pastorino
    Santiago Pastorino
    • State changed from open to stale

    February 12th, 2011 @ 07:18 PM