method

column_for_attribute

Importance_1
v4.2.9 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: ActiveRecord::AttributeMethods::ClassMethods
column_for_attribute(name) public

Returns the column object for the named attribute. Returns nil if the named attribute does not exist.

class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
end

person = Person.new
person.column_for_attribute(:name) # the result depends on the ConnectionAdapter
# => #<ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::Column:0x007ff4ab083980 @name="name", @sql_type="varchar(255)", @null=true, ...>

person.column_for_attribute(:nothing)
# => nil
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