Ruby on Rails: How to join two tables

Question

I have an index page that I want to show all the users\' profile and their associated photos. I\'m using the plugin Paperclip for the photos. In the Profiles controller, I h

Answer 1

I've edited my answer to reflect your extra comments.

First of all, you shouldn't need the :joins parameter; :include => :photos should handle the join "behind the scenes" for you.

Here's one way to do what you're asking about.

(in the models)

class Profile < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :photos
  has_one :primary_photo, :class_name => "Photo", :conditions => {:primary => true}
end

(in the controller)

@profiles = Profile.find(:all, :include => :primary_photo)

(in the view)

<% @profiles.each do |profile| %>
  Name: <%= profile.name %>
  Age: <%= profile.age %>
  Photo: <%= image_tag profile.primary_photo.url %>
<% end %>