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human_attribute_name

v7.1.3.2 - Show latest stable - 4 notes - Class: ActiveModel::Translation

human_attribute_name(attribute, options = {}) public

Transforms attribute names into a more human format, such as “First name” instead of “first_name”.

Person.human_attribute_name("first_name") # => "First name"

Specify options with additional translating options.

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# File activemodel/lib/active_model/translation.rb, line 46
    def human_attribute_name(attribute, options = {})
      attribute = attribute.to_s

      if attribute.include?(".")
        namespace, _, attribute = attribute.rpartition(".")
        namespace.tr!(".", "/")

        defaults = lookup_ancestors.map do |klass|
          :"#{i18n_scope}.attributes.#{klass.model_name.i18n_key}/#{namespace}.#{attribute}"
        end
        defaults << :"#{i18n_scope}.attributes.#{namespace}.#{attribute}"
      else
        defaults = lookup_ancestors.map do |klass|
          :"#{i18n_scope}.attributes.#{klass.model_name.i18n_key}.#{attribute}"
        end
      end

      defaults << :"attributes.#{attribute}"
      defaults << options[:default] if options[:default]
      defaults << MISSING_TRANSLATION

      translation = I18n.translate(defaults.shift, count: 1, **options, default: defaults)
      translation = attribute.humanize if translation == MISSING_TRANSLATION
      translation
    end

December 11, 2010 - (v3.0.0)

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I18n file to change an attribute's name

If you are using Active Record, use a locale file like the one below to change a model’s attribute’s human name.

en:
  activerecord:
    attributes:
      picture:
        explanation: Description

Without using the locale file:

ruby-1.9.2-p0 > Picture.human_attribute_name("explanation")
 => "Explanation"

Using the locale file:

ruby-1.9.2-p0 > Picture.human_attribute_name("explanation")
 => "Description"

June 29, 2011

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Default values

For common attributes in several models, you can set a default human name like this:

de.yml

de:
  attributes:
    bez: Bezeichnung
    abk: Abkürzung

January 29, 2013

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Works also with Mongoid

What works for Active Record, also works for Mongoid:

de:
  mongoid:
    attributes:
      picture:
        explanation: Description

July 18, 2013 - (v3.2.1 - v3.2.13)