Looking at the source code, they do the same exact thing -- belongs_to
is an alias of reference
:
def references(*args)
options = args.extract_options!
polymorphic = options.delete(:polymorphic)
args.each do |col|
column("#{col}_id", :integer, options)
column("#{col}_type", :string, polymorphic.is_a?(Hash) ? polymorphic : options) unless polymorphic.nil?
end
end
alias :belongs_to :references
This is just a way of making your code more readable -- it's nice to be able to put belongs_to
in your migrations when appropriate, and stick to references
for other sorts of associations.
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