class method `self.class_of_active_record_descendant`

Ruby on Rails 2.3.18

Since v2.2.3 Last seen in v3.1.12

Available in: v2.2.3 v2.3.18 v3.0.20 v3.1.12

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self.class_of_active_record_descendant(klass)

Returns the class descending directly from ActiveRecord::Base or an abstract class, if any, in the inheritance hierarchy.

Parameters

klass req

Source

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb, line 2249
        def class_of_active_record_descendant(klass)
          if klass.superclass == Base || klass.superclass.abstract_class?
            klass
          elsif klass.superclass.nil?
            raise ActiveRecordError, "#{name} doesn't belong in a hierarchy descending from ActiveRecord"
          else
            class_of_active_record_descendant(klass.superclass)
          end
        end

Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb line 2249 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveRecord::Base

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