method

init_with

rails latest stable - Class: ActiveRecord::Base

init_with(coder)

public

Initialize an empty model object from coder. coder must contain the attributes necessary for initializing an empty model object. For example:

class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
end

post = Post.allocate
post.init_with('attributes' => { 'title' => 'hello world' })
post.title # => 'hello world'

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb, line 514
      def init_with(coder)
        @attributes = self.class.initialize_attributes(coder['attributes'])
        @relation = nil

        @attributes_cache, @previously_changed, @changed_attributes = {}, {}, {}
        @association_cache = {}
        @aggregation_cache = {}
        @readonly = @destroyed = @marked_for_destruction = false
        @new_record = false
        run_callbacks :find
        run_callbacks :initialize

        self
      end

init_with

Method deprecated or moved

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