instance method `update_attribute!`

Ruby on Rails 7.2.3

Since v7.1.6

Available in: v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

Compare with:

update_attribute!(name, value)

Updates a single attribute and saves the record. This is especially useful for boolean flags on existing records. Also note that

Validation is skipped.
Callbacks are invoked.
updated_at/updated_on column is updated if that column is available.
Updates all the attributes that are dirty in this object.

This method raises an ActiveRecord::ActiveRecordError if the attribute is marked as readonly.

If any of the before_* callbacks throws :abort the action is cancelled and #update_attribute! raises ActiveRecord::RecordNotSaved. See ActiveRecord::Callbacks for further details.

Parameters

name req
value req

Source

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb, line 554
    def update_attribute!(name, value)
      name = name.to_s
      verify_readonly_attribute(name)
      public_send("#{name}=", value)

      save!(validate: false)
    end

Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb line 554 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveRecord::Persistence

Signature

Parameters