class method `self.base_class`

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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.base_class()

Returns the base AR subclass that this class descends from. If A extends AR::Base, A.base_class will return A. If B descends from A through some arbitrarily deep hierarchy, B.base_class will return A.

If B < A and C < B and if A is an abstract_class then both B.base_class and C.base_class would return B as the answer since A is an abstract_class.

Source

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb, line 829
      def base_class
        class_of_active_record_descendant(self)
      end

Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb line 829 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveRecord::Base

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