instance method cast

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Signature

cast(value)

Type casts a value from user input (e.g. from a setter). This value may be a string from the form builder, or a ruby object passed to a setter. There is currently no way to differentiate between which source it came from.

The return value of this method will be returned from ActiveRecord::AttributeMethods::Read#read_attribute. See also: Value#cast_value.

value The raw input, as provided to the attribute setter.

Parameters

value req
Source
# File activemodel/lib/active_model/type/value.rb, line 57
      def cast(value)
        cast_value(value) unless value.nil?
      end

Defined in activemodel/lib/active_model/type/value.rb line 57 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveModel::Type::Value

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