Defined for all datetime and timestamp attributes when
time_zone_aware_attributes are enabled. This enhanced read method
automatically converts the UTC time stored in the database to the time zone
stored in Time.zone.
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/time_zone_conversion.rb, line 22
def define_method_attribute(attr_name)
if create_time_zone_conversion_attribute?(attr_name, columns_hash[attr_name])
method_body, line = def _#{attr_name} cached = @attributes_cache['#{attr_name}'] return cached if cached time = _read_attribute('#{attr_name}') @attributes_cache['#{attr_name}'] = time.acts_like?(:time) ? time.in_time_zone : time end alias #{attr_name} _#{attr_name}, __LINE__ + 1
generated_attribute_methods.module_eval(method_body, __FILE__, line)
else
super
end
end
