Showing data from a join table ( HABTM )

I have two tables with a simple has_and_belongs_to_many relationship.

class Author < ActiveRecord::Base   has_and_belongs_to_many :sources end

class Source < ActiveRecord::Base   has_and_belongs_to_many :authors end

Naturally I have an Authors table, a Sources table, and an AuthorsSources table.

I have created a form with no problem, and the form saves the authors and sources and their relationship correctly.

Now I'm trying to set up the view for the show method, where users can see the Source and all of the Authors associated with it.

How do I go about doing this? I've looked all over the place, and can't find any pointers. Let me know if you need any more information.

Thank you!

http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/162890?reply_to=715361#postform

Replace that link with this:

Lake

Then in your view, something like this: <% @source.authors.each do |author| %> <%= author.full_name %> <%end%>

Thank you! I was trying to make it way too hard on myself by trying to access the join table... Rails is often more automagic than I expect it to be!