# String to model name in active record

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-to-model-name-in-active-record/170306>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 15, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-to-model-name-in-active-record/170306 "2009-06-15T19:38:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![nicpon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@nicpon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nicpon)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-to-model-name-in-active-record/170306/1 "2009-06-15T19:38:10Z")

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Hello,  
Is there is a simple way to convert string to model name?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![nicpon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@nicpon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nicpon)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 8:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-to-model-name-in-active-record/170306/2 "2009-06-15T20:07:29Z")

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On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 7:38 PM, Misiek Sz  
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> wrote:

> Hello,  
> Is there is a simple way to convert string to model name?  
> Thanks

“Model”.constantize  
[http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveSupport/CoreExtensions/String/Inflections.html#M001341](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveSupport/CoreExtensions/String/Inflections.html#M001341)

Andrew T.  
[http://ramblingsonrails.com](http://ramblingsonrails.com)

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**Author:** ![nicpon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@nicpon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nicpon)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-to-model-name-in-active-record/170306/3 "2009-06-15T20:27:43Z")

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BIG THANKS.

Andrew T. wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 7:38 PM, Misiek Sz  
> \<removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid
> 
> > wrote:
> 
> > Hello,  
> > Is there is a simple way to convert string to model name?  
> > Thanks
> 
> “Model”.constantize  
> [http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveSupport/CoreExtensions/String/Inflections.html#M001341](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveSupport/CoreExtensions/String/Inflections.html#M001341)
> 
> Andrew T.  
> [http://ramblingsonrails.com](http://ramblingsonrails.com)
> 
> [http://MyMvelope.com](http://MyMvelope.com) - The SIMPLE way to manage your savings