HABTM relation: Adding Record

class Menu < ActiveRecord::Base
...
  has_and_belongs_to_many :items, :join_table=>"menus_items"
  ...
end




class Item < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_and_belongs_to_many :menus, :join_table=>"menus_items"
  ....
end

Joining Table:

Menus_items

menu_id

item_id

Question: Given the scenerio how will you add record into "menus_items" table?

Answer:

menu = Menu.find(params[:menu_id])

item = Item.find(params[:item_id] )

menu.items << item   # Pushing element to an array

-----------------DONE-------------------------