instance method `replace`

Ruby on Rails 7.1.6

Since v4.0.13

Available in: 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

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replace(other_array)

Replaces this collection with other_array. This will perform a diff and delete/add only records that have changed.

class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :pets
end

person.pets
# => [#<Pet id: 1, name: "Gorby", group: "cats", person_id: 1>]

other_pets = [Pet.new(name: 'Puff', group: 'celebrities')]

person.pets.replace(other_pets)

person.pets
# => [#<Pet id: 2, name: "Puff", group: "celebrities", person_id: 1>]

If the supplied array has an incorrect association type, it raises an ActiveRecord::AssociationTypeMismatch error:

person.pets.replace(["doo", "ggie", "gaga"])
# => ActiveRecord::AssociationTypeMismatch: Pet expected, got String

Parameters

other_array req

Source

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/collection_proxy.rb, line 391
      def replace(other_array)
        @association.replace(other_array)
      end

Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/collection_proxy.rb line 391 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveRecord::Associations::CollectionProxy

Signature

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