Module: ActiveRecord::Normalization

Extended by:
ActiveSupport::Concern
Included in:
Base
Defined in:
lib/active_record/normalization.rb

Defined Under Namespace

Modules: ClassMethods Classes: NormalizedValueType

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#normalize_attribute(name) ⇒ Object

Normalizes a specified attribute using its declared normalizations.

Examples

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  normalizes :email, with: -> email { email.strip.downcase }
end

legacy_user = User.find(1)
legacy_user.email # => " [email protected]\n"
legacy_user.normalize_attribute(:email)
legacy_user.email # => "[email protected]"
legacy_user.save



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# File 'lib/active_record/normalization.rb', line 26

def normalize_attribute(name)
  # Treat the value as a new, unnormalized value.
  self[name] = self[name]
end