@content.keys.build works even when @content.keys is empty array. how?

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my models: content has_many keys I don't understand how is it possible that empty array will have 'build' method?

@content = Content.create(:text => 'test') => #<Content id: 3, text: "test", created_at: "2010-04-28 19:04:19", updated_at: "2010-04-28 19:04:19">

@content.keys =>

but this works. can someone explain how can it be? @content.keys.build => #<Key id: nil, name: nil, content_id: 3, created_at: nil, updated_at: nil>

Thanks

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my models: content has_many keys I don't understand how is it possible that empty array will have 'build' method?

Because it's not actually an array - it's an association proxy.

Fred

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got it. too bad .class don't shows me Array..