Adding a custom method to a model attribute?

Question

Is this any possible?

I'd like to have something like

User.avatar.to_url

which would then print the full URL address for the user's avatar image.

=> "http://url.com/images/avatars/1262694724.jpeg"

Of course, the avatar attribute would be an existing column on the users table which contains a long integer.

The to_url method im thinking on would be defined as:

def to_url
    "http://url.com/images/avatars/#{self}.jpeg"
end

rfunduk · Accepted Answer · 2010-01-05 12:46:32Z

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If avatar is an attribute (as opposed to another model/association) then you're going to save yourself a world of trouble by just doing:

def avatar_url
  "http://url.com/images/avatars/#{avatar}.jpeg"
end

answered Jan 5, 2010 at 12:46

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Mike Tunnicliffe Over a year ago

Agree, there's no good reason to be adding a to_url to your attribute. IMO, that kind of meta-programming should be reserved for situations which have a really good justification.

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