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I am trying to clean up unnecessary lines (even as I hack my way forward adding more garbage) I have two questions on lines I have trying to keep the database and session info reflecting changes: def associate_pupil_to_teacher @teacher = session[:teacher] @pupil = Pupil.find(params[:id]) @teacher.pupils << @pupil @teacher.save #Q1 session[:teacher] = @teacher #Q2 end #Q1 do i

This question is more towards understanding how things work rather than trying to just get something to work. I have something like this in my user model. def full_name first_name + " " + last_name end This works find if I use it for display values in a collection_for_select. options_from_collection_for_select( @users, :id, :full_name) It displays the full name in the

The users will enter students names on forms. How do I intercept the first and last names and have them stored capitalized when the user inputs them in lower case? Do I mess with the form html, skipping form_for helpers and using conditional clauses in the view? Do I need to separate out the individual attribute and update it separately in the controller actions that save/updates the

Please excuse me if I am asking too many questions. I''ve been appreciating the help (and I have been learning from reading other peoples questions and answers too) Here is a cooked up example of a basic idea I am trying to accomplish Say that I have a Pupil model . Perhaps also a Teacher, Course models. Teachers will have things called Course_Offerings. To keep track of a pupil’s