Retrieving multiple types with Ferret

Rails
1

Hey,
I want to store multiple different types of items in Ferret. I can
store
them all fine but retrieval seems troublesome. When i get items of
multiple
types back in a result set, how can I figure out what type they are and
process accordingly. Does Ferret have some way to retrieve the actual
object back? That would be ideal.

Thanks,
Jim

2

Jim,

On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 10:58 AM, James E. [email protected]
wrote:

Hey,
I want to store multiple different types of items in Ferret. I can store
them all fine but retrieval seems troublesome. When i get items of multiple
types back in a result set, how can I figure out what type they are and
process accordingly. Does Ferret have some way to retrieve the actual
object back? That would be ideal.

Thanks,
Jim

I posted a tutorial on using shared indexes a while ago, but I think
it’s still relevant:
http://opensoul.org/2008/4/29/using-shared-indexes-with-acts_as_ferret

Brandon

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