instance method `inspect`

Ruby on Rails 3.0.20

Since v2.2.3 Last seen in v3.2.22.5

Available in: v2.2.3 v2.3.18 v3.0.20 v3.1.12 v3.2.22.5

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inspect()

Returns the contents of the record as a nicely formatted string.

Source

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb, line 1675
      def inspect
        attributes_as_nice_string = self.class.column_names.collect { |name|
          if has_attribute?(name) || new_record?
            "#{name}: #{attribute_for_inspect(name)}"
          end
        }.compact.join(", ")
        "#<#{self.class} #{attributes_as_nice_string}>"
      end

Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb line 1675 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveRecord::Base

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