instance method
change_column
Ruby on Rails 4.2.9
Since v4.2.9 Last seen in v4.2.9Signature
change_column(table_name, column_name, type, options = {})
Changes the column of a table.
Parameters
-
table_namereq -
column_namereq -
typereq -
optionsopt = {}
Source
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/schema_statements.rb, line 438
def change_column(table_name, column_name, type, options = {})
clear_cache!
quoted_table_name = quote_table_name(table_name)
sql_type = type_to_sql(type, options[:limit], options[:precision], options[:scale])
sql_type << "[]" if options[:array]
sql = "ALTER TABLE #{quoted_table_name} ALTER COLUMN #{quote_column_name(column_name)} TYPE #{sql_type}"
sql << " USING #{options[:using]}" if options[:using]
if options[:cast_as]
sql << " USING CAST(#{quote_column_name(column_name)} AS #{type_to_sql(options[:cast_as], options[:limit], options[:precision], options[:scale])})"
end
execute sql
change_column_default(table_name, column_name, options[:default]) if options_include_default?(options)
change_column_null(table_name, column_name, options[:null], options[:default]) if options.key?(:null)
end
Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/schema_statements.rb line 438
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Defined in ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::PostgreSQL::SchemaStatements