is there one command to save an ActiveRecord and all dependents?

rubyonrails-talk
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Hi,

When testing, I sometimes modify a parent object, save it, but then get tripped up bc the dependents do not reflect the change (maybe that should be obvious.)

I'm wondering, is there a command that saves an ActiveRecord instance and all its dependents?

Thanks,

Lille

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you can call save on the childs but there is also this method

accepts_nested_attributes_for :child

thats how is was called in rails 2 try finding out if its called the same in rails 3.

instead of child put the name of the child model
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Why should you need to save the dependents if it is only the parent that you have modified?

Colin

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@colin

I think he wants to change a child with fields_for and but my not be aware that the method exist, its the only way i can make sense out of his question