instance method `new`

Ruby on Rails 4.1.16

Since v3.0.20

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new(*args, &block)

Initializes new record from relation while maintaining the current scope.

Expects arguments in the same format as Base.new.

users = User.where(name: 'DHH')
user = users.new # => #<User id: nil, name: "DHH", created_at: nil, updated_at: nil>

You can also pass a block to new with the new record as argument:

user = users.new { |user| user.name = 'Oscar' }
user.name # => Oscar

Parameters

Source

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb, line 114
    def new(*args, &block)
      scoping { @klass.new(*args, &block) }
    end

Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb line 114 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub