Methods
Instance Public methods
attribute(name, cast_type = nil, default: nil, **options)
Defines a model attribute. In addition to the attribute name, a cast type and default value may be specified, as well as any options supported by the given cast type.
class Person
include ActiveModel::Attributes
attribute :name, :string
attribute :active, :boolean, default: true
end
person = Person.new
person.name = "Volmer"
person.name # => "Volmer"
person.active # => true
π Source code
# File activemodel/lib/active_model/attributes.rb, line 59
def attribute(name, ...)
super
define_attribute_method(name)
end
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attribute_names()
Returns an array of attribute names as strings.
class Person
include ActiveModel::Attributes
attribute :name, :string
attribute :age, :integer
end
Person.attribute_names # => ["name", "age"]
π Source code
# File activemodel/lib/active_model/attributes.rb, line 74
def attribute_names
attribute_types.keys
end
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type_for_attribute(attribute_name, &block)
Returns the type of the specified attribute after applying any modifiers. This method is the only valid source of information for anything related to the types of a modelβs attributes. The return value of this method will implement the interface described by ActiveModel::Type::Value
(though the object itself may not subclass it).