Class: String

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/epb_view_models.rb

Overview

Monkey patching to avoid using ActiveRecord::Type::Boolean.new.cast Source: jeffgardner.org/2011/08/04/rails-string-to-boolean-method/

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#to_bool ⇒ Object

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) 


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# File 'lib/epb_view_models.rb', line 14

def to_bool
  return true   if self == true   || self =~ (/(true|t|yes|y|1)$/i)
  return false  if self == false  || blank? || self =~ (/(false|f|no|n|0)$/i)

  raise ArgumentError, "invalid value for Boolean: \"#{self}\""
end