class Link < ActiveRecord::Base validates_length_of :name, :within => 5..30 validates_length_of :url, :within => 5..150 validates_length_of :info, :maximum => 50 belongs_to :user default_scope :order => 'name asc' def self.getPageForUser(user,page,sort_field,sort_dir) if sort_field if Link.attribute_method?(sort_field) == true order = sort_field sort_dir == 'desc' ? order += ' desc' : sort_dir end end Link.paginate :page => page , :per_page => $defaults["links_per_page"], :conditions=> ['user_id = ?', user.id],:order => order end end