instance method `attribute_method_prefix`

Ruby on Rails 8.1.2

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:

attribute_method_prefix(*prefixes, parameters: nil)

Declares a method available for all attributes with the given prefix. Uses method_missing and respond_to? to rewrite the method.

#{prefix}#{attr}(*args, &block)

#{prefix}attribute(#{attr}, *args, &block)

An instance method #{prefix}attribute must exist and accept at least the attr argument.

class Person
  include ActiveModel::AttributeMethods

  attr_accessor :name
  attribute_method_prefix 'clear_'
  define_attribute_methods :name

  private
    def clear_attribute(attr)
      send("#{attr}=", nil)
    end
end

person = Person.new
person.name = 'Bob'
person.name          # => "Bob"
person.clear_name
person.name          # => nil

Parameters

prefixes rest
parameters key = nil

Source

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb, line 106
      def attribute_method_prefix(*prefixes, parameters: nil)
        self.attribute_method_patterns += prefixes.map! { |prefix| AttributeMethodPattern.new(prefix: prefix, parameters: parameters) }
        undefine_attribute_methods
      end

Defined in activemodel/lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb line 106 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveModel::AttributeMethods::ClassMethods

Signature

Parameters