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human_attribute_name

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human_attribute_name(attribute, options = {}) public

Transforms attribute names into a more human format, such as “First name” instead of “first_name”.

Person.human_attribute_name("first_name") # => "First name"

Specify options with additional translating options.

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# File activemodel/lib/active_model/translation.rb, line 45
    def human_attribute_name(attribute, options = {})
      defaults  = []
      parts     = attribute.to_s.split(".")
      attribute = parts.pop
      namespace = parts.join("/") unless parts.empty?

      if namespace
        lookup_ancestors.each do |klass|
          defaults << :"#{self.i18n_scope}.attributes.#{klass.model_name.i18n_key}/#{namespace}.#{attribute}"
        end
        defaults << :"#{self.i18n_scope}.attributes.#{namespace}.#{attribute}"
      else
        lookup_ancestors.each do |klass|
          defaults << :"#{self.i18n_scope}.attributes.#{klass.model_name.i18n_key}.#{attribute}"
        end
      end

      defaults << :"attributes.#{attribute}"
      defaults << options.delete(:default) if options[:default]
      defaults << attribute.humanize

      options.reverse_merge! :count => 1, :default => defaults
      I18n.translate(defaults.shift, options)
    end

December 11, 2010 - (v3.0.0)

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I18n file to change an attribute's name

If you are using Active Record, use a locale file like the one below to change a model’s attribute’s human name.

en:
  activerecord:
    attributes:
      picture:
        explanation: Description

Without using the locale file:

ruby-1.9.2-p0 > Picture.human_attribute_name("explanation")
 => "Explanation"

Using the locale file:

ruby-1.9.2-p0 > Picture.human_attribute_name("explanation")
 => "Description"

June 29, 2011

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Default values

For common attributes in several models, you can set a default human name like this:

de.yml

de:
  attributes:
    bez: Bezeichnung
    abk: Abkürzung

January 29, 2013

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Works also with Mongoid

What works for Active Record, also works for Mongoid:

de:
  mongoid:
    attributes:
      picture:
        explanation: Description

human_attribute_name

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I18n file to change an attribute's name

Default values

de.yml

Works also with Mongoid

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