Re: [Rails] Re: Find object based on string value.

On 23 April 2012 21:13, Shandy Nantz <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
> Even when I try something like:
>
> @obj = "#{params[:model]}".constantize
> @this = @obj.find(:first, :conditions => ["upper(#{params[:attr]}) = ?",
>         params[:"#{params[:model].downcase}"][:"#{params[:attr]}"]])
>
> I still have a null object.

Why complicate things with the conditions when you are trying to get
the basic find going? What if you just do @obj.find :first
Look in development.log to see what query is being run.

Colin

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