method

destroy

v3.0.0 - Show latest stable - Class: ActiveRecord::Persistence

destroy()

public

Deletes the record in the database and freezes this instance to reflect that no changes should be made (since they can’t be persisted).

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb, line 77
    def destroy
      if persisted?
        self.class.unscoped.where(self.class.arel_table[self.class.primary_key].eq(id)).delete_all
      end

      @destroyed = true
      freeze
    end

destroy

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