metamaps--metamaps/app/models/user_preference.rb

class UserPreference
  attr_accessor :metacodes

  def initialize
    array = []
    %w(Action, Aim, Idea, Question, Note, Wildcard, Subject).each do |m|
      metacode = Metacode.find_by_name(m)
      array.push(metacode.id.to_s) if metacode
    end
    @metacodes = array
  end
end