# Eager loading outside the find method **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [December 31, 2009, 9:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eager-loading-outside-the-find-method/180905 "2009-12-31T09:33:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elioncho](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ed8c4c/32.png) [@elioncho](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/elioncho)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 9:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eager-loading-outside-the-find-method/180905/1 "2009-12-31T09:33:29Z")
Hello, I am used tO the :include parameter always inside a find method: @posts = Post.find(:all, :include =\> [:user]) How can I wire the :include to the relationship outside the find method? @posts = Post.find(:all) @posts…(HERE THE METHOD TO WIRE UP THE USER TO EACH POST) Thanks – You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Ruby on Rails: Talk” group. To post to this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. For more options, visit this group at [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en). ---
**Author:** ![elioncho](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ed8c4c/32.png) [@elioncho](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/elioncho)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 9:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eager-loading-outside-the-find-method/180905/2 "2009-12-31T09:46:57Z")
I just want to know if its possible. On 31 dic, 03:31, elioncho [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > @posts…(HERE THE METHOD TO WIRE UP THE USER TO EACH POST) > > Thanks – You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Ruby on Rails: Talk” group. To post to this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. For more options, visit this group at [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en). ---
**Author:** ![elioncho](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ed8c4c/32.png) [@elioncho](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/elioncho)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 10:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eager-loading-outside-the-find-method/180905/3 "2009-12-31T10:08:01Z")
I want to reproduce the internals of eager loading. On 31 dic, 03:45, elioncho [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > How can I wire the :include to the relationship outside the find > > method? > > > @posts = Post.find(:all) > > @posts…(HERE THE METHOD TO WIRE UP THE USER TO EACH POST) > > > Thanks – You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Ruby on Rails: Talk” group. To post to this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. For more options, visit this group at [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en). ---
**Author:** ![elioncho](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ed8c4c/32.png) [@elioncho](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/elioncho)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 11:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eager-loading-outside-the-find-method/180905/4 "2009-12-31T11:14:10Z")
On Dec 31, 9:06 am, elioncho [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I want to reproduce the internals of eager loading. If you’re feeling evil you can do something like Post.send :preload\_associations @posts, :user (This is a protected method - could easily change between releases of rails) Fred > > > Thanks > > > – You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Ruby on Rails: Talk” group. To post to this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. For more options, visit this group at [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en).