instance method to_key

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Signature

to_key()

Returns an Array of all key attributes if any of the attributes is set, whether or not the object is persisted. Returns nil if there are no key attributes.

“‘ class Person

include ActiveModel::Conversion
attr_accessor :id

def initialize(id)
  @id = id
end

end

person = Person.new(1) person.to_key # => [1] “‘

Source
# File activemodel/lib/active_model/conversion.rb, line 74
    def to_key
      key = respond_to?(:id) && id
      key ? Array(key) : nil
    end

Defined in activemodel/lib/active_model/conversion.rb line 74 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveModel::Conversion

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