class Candidate < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :election
+ has_one :picture
validates_presence_of :name
- # i have to call this picture_assoc because picture= does not overload
- # the normal association method made by has_one
- has_one :picture_obj, :class_name => "Picture"
-
# validate uniqueness of a name *within a given election*
def <=>(other)
name
end
- def picture
- picture_obj
- end
-
- def picture=(field)
- if field and field.length > 0
- self.picture_obj = Picture.new.set_from_field(field)
- return picture_obj.save
- else
- return false
- end
- end
-
- def picture?
- !self.picture_obj.nil?
- end
-
end