How to determine table name within a Rails 3 model class

Question

I want to get table name in a model method. I found there should be method table_name but when I try to call it I get NameError Exception: undefined local variable or method `ta

Answer 1

If you are in a class method of the class you want the table name for, try:

class Model < ActiveRecord::Base
  def self.class_method
    puts self.table_name
  end
end

If you try using

self.class.table_name

you'll run into a NoMethodError: undefined method 'table_name' for Class:Class