class method `self.inspect`

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Returns a string like ‘Post(id:integer, title:string, body:text)’

Source

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb, line 418
      def inspect
        if self == Base
          super
        elsif abstract_class?
          "#{super}(abstract)"
        elsif table_exists?
          attr_list = columns.map { |c| "#{c.name}: #{c.type}" } * ', '
          "#{super}(#{attr_list})"
        else
          "#{super}(Table doesn't exist)"
        end
      end

Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb line 418 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveRecord::Base

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