class method `self.descends_from_active_record?`

Ruby on Rails 3.0.20

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.descends_from_active_record?()

True if this isn’t a concrete subclass needing a STI type condition.

Source

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb, line 782
      def descends_from_active_record?
        if superclass.abstract_class?
          superclass.descends_from_active_record?
        else
          superclass == Base || !columns_hash.include?(inheritance_column)
        end
      end

Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb line 782 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveRecord::Base

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