Updates to ActiveRecord::Timestamp documentation.

Change ActiveRecord::Base.xyz to config.active_record.xyz in docs.

Remove <tt> from code samples.

Update skip_time_zone_conversion_for_attributes code sample: put the call in the model class.

Clarify that skip_time_zone_conversion_for_attributes skips converion when reading.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb
index 65d9d1fb19..1511c71ffc 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb
@@ -9,24 +9,26 @@ module ActiveRecord
   #
   # Timestamping can be turned off by setting:
   #
-  #   <tt>ActiveRecord::Base.record_timestamps = false</tt>
+  #   config.active_record.record_timestamps = false
   #
   # Timestamps are in the local timezone by default but you can use UTC by setting:
   #
-  #   <tt>ActiveRecord::Base.default_timezone = :utc</tt>
+  #   config.active_record.default_timezone = :utc
   #
   # == Time Zone aware attributes
   #
   # By default, ActiveRecord::Base keeps all the datetime columns time zone aware by executing following code.
   #
-  #   ActiveRecord::Base.time_zone_aware_attributes = true
+  #   config.active_record.time_zone_aware_attributes = true
   #
   # This feature can easily be turned off by assigning value <tt>false</tt> .
   #
-  # If your attributes are time zone aware and you desire to skip time zone conversion for certain
-  # attributes then you can do following:
+  # If your attributes are time zone aware and you desire to skip time zone conversion to the current Time.zone
+  # when reading certain attributes then you can do following:
   #
-  #   Topic.skip_time_zone_conversion_for_attributes = [:written_on]
+  #   class Topic < ActiveRecord::Base
+  #     self.skip_time_zone_conversion_for_attributes = [:written_on]
+  #   end
   module Timestamp
     extend ActiveSupport::Concern