method

inheritance_column

v3.2.13 - Show latest stable - Class: ActiveRecord::ModelSchema::ClassMethods

inheritance_column()

public

The name of the column containing the object’s class when Single Table Inheritance is used

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/model_schema.rb, line 160
      def inheritance_column
        if self == Base
          'type'
        else
          (@inheritance_column ||= nil) || superclass.inheritance_column
        end
      end

inheritance_column

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