instance method `human_attribute_name`

Ruby on Rails 6.1.7.10

Since v3.0.20

Available in: v3.0.20 v3.1.12 v3.2.22.5 v4.0.13 v4.1.16 v4.2.9 v5.2.8.1 v6.0.6 v6.1.7.10 v7.0.10 v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

Compare with:

human_attribute_name(attribute, options = {})

Transforms attribute names into a more human format, such as “First name” instead of “first_name”.

Person.human_attribute_name("first_name") # => "First name"

Specify options with additional translating options.

Parameters

attribute req
options opt = {}

Source

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/translation.rb, line 44
    def human_attribute_name(attribute, options = {})
      options   = { count: 1 }.merge!(options)
      parts     = attribute.to_s.split(".")
      attribute = parts.pop
      namespace = parts.join("/") unless parts.empty?
      attributes_scope = "#{i18n_scope}.attributes"

      if namespace
        defaults = lookup_ancestors.map do |klass|
          :"#{attributes_scope}.#{klass.model_name.i18n_key}/#{namespace}.#{attribute}"
        end
        defaults << :"#{attributes_scope}.#{namespace}.#{attribute}"
      else
        defaults = lookup_ancestors.map do |klass|
          :"#{attributes_scope}.#{klass.model_name.i18n_key}.#{attribute}"
        end
      end

      defaults << :"attributes.#{attribute}"
      defaults << options.delete(:default) if options[:default]
      defaults << attribute.humanize

      options[:default] = defaults
      I18n.translate(defaults.shift, **options)
    end

Defined in activemodel/lib/active_model/translation.rb line 44 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveModel::Translation

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