# List associations in a particular model or object

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/list-associations-in-a-particular-model-or-object/182205>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 25, 2010, 6:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/list-associations-in-a-particular-model-or-object/182205 "2010-01-25T06:39:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![r-a-mueller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@r-a-mueller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/r-a-mueller)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 6:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/list-associations-in-a-particular-model-or-object/182205/1 "2010-01-25T06:39:09Z")

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Hi,

Just a quick question

is it possible to list the associations of a particular model or  
object

Many thanks

Richard

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**Author:** ![r-a-mueller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@r-a-mueller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/r-a-mueller)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 9:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/list-associations-in-a-particular-model-or-object/182205/2 "2010-01-25T09:16:00Z")

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Hey Richard - If you check out reflect\_on\_all\_associations in the  
rails API you’ll see a number of methods that may help you.

Matt Willhite

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**Author:** ![r-a-mueller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@r-a-mueller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/r-a-mueller)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2010, 1:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/list-associations-in-a-particular-model-or-object/182205/3 "2010-01-26T01:50:41Z")

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Thanks Matt,

That is exactly what I was looking for…

Many thanks

Richard