class method `self.instantiate`

Ruby on Rails 3.0.20

Since v2.2.3 Last seen in v3.1.12 Private

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

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self.instantiate(record)

Finder methods must instantiate through this method to work with the single-table inheritance model that makes it possible to create objects of different types from the same table.

Parameters

record req

Source

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb, line 913
        def instantiate(record)
          model = find_sti_class(record[inheritance_column]).allocate
          model.init_with('attributes' => record)
          model
        end

Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb line 913 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveRecord::Base

Signature

Parameters