# :dependent not working

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dependent-not-working/145464>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 10, 2008, 5:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dependent-not-working/145464 "2008-08-10T05:35:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mostafa\_badawi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@mostafa\_badawi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mostafa_badawi)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 5:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dependent-not-working/145464/1 "2008-08-10T05:35:44Z")

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Hi all,  
I know it’s stupid, i am having this problem that is :dependant option  
don’t  
work in all it’s  
values [:destroy, :delete\_all, :nullify].  
child items don’t be deleted when parent item does.  
any idea?

thanks in advance,  
Mostafa Badawi

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**Author:** ![mostafa\_badawi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@mostafa\_badawi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mostafa_badawi)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dependent-not-working/145464/2 "2008-08-10T23:23:39Z")

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Hi,

could you tell us a bit more? What is your association?  
has\_and\_belongs\_to\_many, has\_many, has\_one… etc?

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**Author:** ![mostafa\_badawi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@mostafa\_badawi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mostafa_badawi)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dependent-not-working/145464/3 "2008-08-11T00:32:07Z")

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It’s \*has\_many.  
\*