change_column(table_name, column_name, type, options = {})
public
Changes the column of a table.
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/schema_statements.rb, line 384
def change_column(table_name, column_name, type, options = {})
clear_cache!
quoted_table_name = quote_table_name(table_name)
sql_type = type_to_sql(type, options[:limit], options[:precision], options[:scale])
sql_type << "[]" if options[:array]
execute "ALTER TABLE #{quoted_table_name} ALTER COLUMN #{quote_column_name(column_name)} TYPE #{sql_type}"
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