How do I set up a kind of “belongs_to :through” association without a direct belongs_to?

Question

I know that \"belongs_to :through\" is not valid. It\'s just my attempt to express what I want to achieve. Just bear with me for a sec...

This is what I have:

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Answer 1

Use delegate in the model class.

class Team < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :division
  has_many :players

  delegate :league, to: :division
end

Reference: http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/Module.html#method-i-delegate