write_attribute

Ruby on Rails latest stable (v2.3.8) - 0 notes - Class: ActiveRecord::Base

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write_attribute(attr_name, value) private

Updates the attribute identified by attr_name with the specified value. Empty strings for fixnum and float columns are turned into nil.

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# File activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb, line 1974
      def write_attribute(attr_name, value)
        attr_name = attr_name.to_s
        if (column = column_for_attribute(attr_name)) && column.number?
          @attributes[attr_name] = convert_number_column_value(value)
        else
          @attributes[attr_name] = value
        end
      end

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