method
find_sti_class
rails latest stable - Class:
ActiveRecord::Base
find_sti_class(type_name)private
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# File activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb, line 979
def find_sti_class(type_name)
if type_name.blank? || !columns_hash.include?(inheritance_column)
self
else
begin
if store_full_sti_class
ActiveSupport::Dependencies.constantize(type_name)
else
compute_type(type_name)
end
rescue NameError
raise SubclassNotFound,
"The single-table inheritance mechanism failed to locate the subclass: '#{type_name}'. " +
"This error is raised because the column '#{inheritance_column}' is reserved for storing the class in case of inheritance. " +
"Please rename this column if you didn't intend it to be used for storing the inheritance class " +
"or overwrite #{name}.inheritance_column to use another column for that information."
end
end
end