attribute_will_change!(attr) private

Handle *_will_change! for method_missing.

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January 26, 2011 - (>= v3.0.0)
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Use this for validatating nested forms

When you create a nested form, and want the main object to validate all nested models, you should make all the nested models dirty or validations will not run upon them.

class Order < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :order_lines
  accepts_nested_attributes_for :order_lines

  before_validation :mark_order_lines_as_changed

  private
  def mark_order_lines_as_changed
    order_lines.each(&:updated_at_will_change!)
  end
end