instance method `becomes!`

Ruby on Rails 7.2.3

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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becomes!(klass)

Wrapper around #becomes that also changes the instance’s STI column value. This is especially useful if you want to persist the changed class in your database.

Note: The old instance’s STI column value will be changed too, as both objects share the same set of attributes.

Parameters

klass req

Source

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb, line 510
    def becomes!(klass)
      became = becomes(klass)
      sti_type = nil
      if !klass.descends_from_active_record?
        sti_type = klass.sti_name
      end
      became.public_send("#{klass.inheritance_column}=", sti_type)
      became
    end

Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb line 510 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveRecord::Persistence

Signature

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