Class: Specify::Model::Rank

Inherits:

Object

• Object
• Specify::Model::Rank

Includes:

Updateable

Defined in:

lib/specify/models/taxonomy/rank.rb

Overview

Rank is the rank class for the Specify::Model::Taxonomy tree. A Rank holds information about a formal Linnean classification rank in a taxonomic tree.

A Rank has a parent (another instance of Rank) unless it is the root rank of the tree and can have one child (another instance of Rank).

Instance Method Summary

• #name ⇒ Object

  Returns a String with the name of the formal Linnean classification rank.

Methods included from Updateable

#before_update

Instance Method Details

#name ⇒ Object

Returns a String with the name of the formal Linnean classification rank.

# File 'lib/specify/models/taxonomy/rank.rb', line 26

def name
  self[:Name]
end