instance method `attribute_method_affix`

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Since v3.0.20

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attribute_method_affix(*affixes)

Declares a method available for all attributes with the given prefix and suffix. Uses method_missing and respond_to? to rewrite the method.

#{prefix}#{attr}#{suffix}(*args, &block)

#{prefix}attribute#{suffix}(#{attr}, *args, &block)

An #{prefix}attribute#{suffix} instance method must exist and accept at least the attr argument.

For example:

class Person

  include ActiveModel::AttributeMethods
  attr_accessor :name
  attribute_method_affix :prefix => 'reset_', :suffix => '_to_default!'
  define_attribute_methods [:name]

  private

  def reset_attribute_to_default!(attr)
    ...
  end
end

person = Person.new
person.name                         # => 'Gem'
person.reset_name_to_default!
person.name                         # => 'Gemma'

Parameters

affixes rest

Source

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb, line 228
      def attribute_method_affix(*affixes)
        attribute_method_matchers.concat(affixes.map { |affix| AttributeMethodMatcher.new :prefix => affix[:prefix], :suffix => affix[:suffix] })
        undefine_attribute_methods
      end

Defined in activemodel/lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb line 228 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveModel::AttributeMethods::ClassMethods

Signature

Parameters