Rails: How to list database tables/objects using the Rails console?

Question

I was wondering if you could list/examine what databases/objects are available to you in the Rails console. I know you can see them using other tools, I am just curious. Tha

Answer 1

To get a list of all model classes, you can use ActiveRecord::Base.subclasses e.g.

ActiveRecord::Base.subclasses.map { |cl| cl.name }
ActiveRecord::Base.subclasses.find { |cl| cl.name == "Foo" }