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change_column

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change_column(table_name, column_name, type, options = {}) public

Changes the column of a table.

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb, line 606
      def change_column(table_name, column_name, type, options = {})
        begin
          execute "ALTER TABLE #{table_name} ALTER COLUMN #{quote_column_name(column_name)} TYPE #{type_to_sql(type, options[:limit], options[:precision], options[:scale])}"
        rescue ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid
          # This is PostgreSQL 7.x, so we have to use a more arcane way of doing it.
          begin_db_transaction
          tmp_column_name = "#{column_name}_ar_tmp"
          add_column(table_name, tmp_column_name, type, options)
          execute "UPDATE #{table_name} SET #{quote_column_name(tmp_column_name)} = CAST(#{quote_column_name(column_name)} AS #{type_to_sql(type, options[:limit], options[:precision], options[:scale])})"
          remove_column(table_name, column_name)
          rename_column(table_name, tmp_column_name, column_name)
          commit_db_transaction
        end

        change_column_default(table_name, column_name, options[:default]) if options_include_default?(options)
        change_column_null(table_name, column_name, options[:null], options[:default]) if options.key?(:null)
      end

July 8, 2009

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Change Column.

Into your migration write the follow:

Using Exemple

def self.up
  change_column :yourtable, :your_field, :your_type_field
end

July 8, 2009

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Change Column. pt-br

Em sua migration escreva da seguinte forma:

Exemplo de uso.

def self.up
  change_column :sua_tabela, :seu_campo, :seu_tipo_campo
end

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Change Column. pt-br

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