instance method
attribute_for_inspect
Ruby on Rails 6.0.6.1
Since v4.0.13Signature
attribute_for_inspect(attr_name)Returns an #inspect-like string for the value of the attribute attr_name. String attributes are truncated up to 50 characters, Date and Time attributes are returned in the :db format. Other attributes return the value of #inspect without modification.
person = Person.create!(name: 'David Heinemeier Hansson ' * 3)
person.attribute_for_inspect(:name)
# => "\"David Heinemeier Hansson David Heinemeier Hansson ...\""
person.attribute_for_inspect(:created_at)
# => "\"2012-10-22 00:15:07\""
person.attribute_for_inspect(:tag_ids)
# => "[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]"
Parameters
-
attr_namereq
Source
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb, line 280
def attribute_for_inspect(attr_name)
value = _read_attribute(attr_name)
format_for_inspect(value)
end
Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb line 280
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Defined in ActiveRecord::AttributeMethods