load

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/coders/yaml_column.rb, line 23
      def load(yaml)
        return object_class.new if object_class != Object && yaml.nil?
        return yaml unless yaml.is_a?(String) && yaml =~ /^---/
        obj = YAML.load(yaml)

        unless obj.is_a?(object_class) || obj.nil?
          raise SerializationTypeMismatch,
            "Attribute was supposed to be a #{object_class}, but was a #{obj.class}"
        end
        obj ||= object_class.new if object_class != Object

        obj
      end