method

read_attribute

v6.1.3.1 - Show latest stable - Class: ActiveRecord::AttributeMethods::Read

read_attribute(attr_name, &block)

public

Returns the value of the attribute identified by attr_name after it has been typecast (for example, “2004-12-12” in a date column is cast to a date object, like Date.new(2004, 12, 12)).

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb, line 25
      def read_attribute(attr_name, &block)
        name = attr_name.to_s
        name = self.class.attribute_aliases[name] || name

        name = @primary_key if name == "id" && @primary_key
        @attributes.fetch_value(name, &block)
      end

read_attribute

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