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authorNeeraj Singh <neerajdotname@gmail.com>2010-07-28 09:53:24 -0400
committerNeeraj Singh <neerajdotname@gmail.com>2010-07-28 09:53:38 -0400
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updating description of how class_attribute works
-rw-r--r--activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/class/attribute.rb5
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diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/class/attribute.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/class/attribute.rb
index 83b2695606..cee3f04354 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/class/attribute.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/class/attribute.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ class Class
# Subclass.setting # => false
# Base.setting # => true
#
+ # In the above case as long as Subclass does not assign a value to setting
+ # by performing <tt>Subclass.setting = _something_ </tt>, <tt>Subclass.setting</tt>
+ # would read value assigned to parent class. Once Subclass assigns a value then
+ # the value assigned by Subclass would be returned.
+ #
# This matches normal Ruby method inheritance: think of writing an attribute
# on a subclass as overriding the reader method.
#