method

rename_table

Ruby on Rails latest stable (v3.2.13) - 0 notes - Class: ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::PostgreSQLAdapter

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rename_table(name, new_name) public

Renames a table. Also renames a table’s primary key sequence if the sequence name matches the Active Record default.

Example:

rename_table('octopuses', 'octopi')

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# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb, line 1005
      def rename_table(name, new_name)
        clear_cache!
        execute "ALTER TABLE #{quote_table_name(name)} RENAME TO #{quote_table_name(new_name)}"
        pk, seq = pk_and_sequence_for(new_name)
        if seq == "#{name}_#{pk}_seq"
          new_seq = "#{new_name}_#{pk}_seq"
          execute "ALTER TABLE #{quote_table_name(seq)} RENAME TO #{quote_table_name(new_seq)}"
        end
      end

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