instance method `read_attribute`

Ruby on Rails 3.0.20

Since v3.0.20

Available in: v3.0.20 v3.1.12 v3.2.22.5 v4.0.13 v4.1.16 v4.2.9 v5.2.8.1 v6.0.6 v6.1.7.10 v7.0.10 v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

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read_attribute(attr_name)

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

Parameters

attr_name req

Source

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb, line 97
      def read_attribute(attr_name)
        if respond_to? "_#{attr_name}"
          send "_#{attr_name}" if @attributes.has_key?(attr_name.to_s)
        else
          _read_attribute attr_name
        end
      end

Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb line 97 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveRecord::AttributeMethods::Read

Signature

Parameters