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What is the function of ORM (Object Relationship Model) in Rails?

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What is the function of ORM (Object Relationship Model) in Rails?
posted Oct 26, 2014 by Amit Kumar Pandey

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ORM stands for Object Relationship Model that models the classes and helps in setting a relationship between the existing models.

=> It allows the classes to be mapped to the table that is present in the database and objects get mapped to the rows in database table.

=> It shows the relationship that exists between the object and frame it using the model to display the output to the users.

=> It keeps the data in the database according to its relationships and performs the functions accordingly.

=> It maps the database in case of any updates and update for the same if the fields are changed or new values are entered.

answer Oct 28, 2014 by Kali Mishra
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