instance method `[]=`

Ruby on Rails 4.1.16

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[]=(attr_name, value)

Updates the attribute identified by attr_name with the specified value. (Alias for the protected write_attribute method).

class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
end

person = Person.new
person[:age] = '22'
person[:age] # => 22
person[:age] # => Fixnum

Parameters

Source

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb, line 396
    def []=(attr_name, value)
      write_attribute(attr_name, value)
    end

Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb line 396 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub