method

read_attribute

v2.2.1 - Show latest stable - Class: ActiveRecord::AttributeMethods

read_attribute(attr_name)

public

Returns the value of the attribute identified by attr_name after it has been typecast (for example, "2004-12-12" in a data column is cast to a date object, like Date.new(2004, 12, 12)).

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb, line 268
    def read_attribute(attr_name)
      attr_name = attr_name.to_s
      if !(value = @attributes[attr_name]).nil?
        if column = column_for_attribute(attr_name)
          if unserializable_attribute?(attr_name, column)
            unserialize_attribute(attr_name)
          else
            column.type_cast(value)
          end
        else
          value
        end
      else
        nil
      end
    end

read_attribute

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