Dynamic class_name for has_many relations
问题 I'm trying to make has_many relation with dynamic class_name attribute class Category < ActiveRecord::Base has_many :ads, :class_name => ( lambda { return self.item_type } ) end or class Category < ActiveRecord::Base has_many :ads, :class_name => self.item_type end But i got errors: can't convert Proc into String or undefined method `item_type' for #<Class:0xb62c6c88> EDIT I have two different types of Ads LeaseAd , RentAd they implemented using single table inheritance Then i have Category