Re: How ActiveRecords create tables

Marnen Laibow-Koser
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:14:08 -0000

Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote:
> Cris Shupp wrote:
[...]
>> How come I cannot write the code as follows (Aptana will not compile
>> it)?
>>   def self.up
>>     create_table (:people,{|t|
>>       t.string :name, :type, :email, :camera
>>       t.timestamps
>>     })
>>   end
>
> Because you''ve got your syntax wrong.  The braces aren''t
correct In this
> context (this isn''t JavaScript!) and parens don''t go
around blocks
> passed to functions.
[...]

On second thought, the braces are probably OK (although it''s more
common
to use do...end for multiline blocks and braces for single-line ones).
The bigger problem is the parentheses.  If you''re going to use them,
then the closing parenthesis goes *before* the beginning of the block.

Best,
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