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authorSebastian Martinez <sebastian@wyeworks.com>2011-05-20 21:56:08 -0300
committerSebastian Martinez <sebastian@wyeworks.com>2011-05-20 21:56:08 -0300
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Add more doc to #update_column.
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diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
index b9041f44d8..221823364c 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
# * Callbacks are skipped.
# * updated_at/updated_on column is not updated if that column is available.
#
+ # Raises an +ActiveRecordError+ when called on new objects, or when the +name+
+ # attribute is marked as readonly.
def update_column(name, value)
name = name.to_s
raise ActiveRecordError, "#{name} is marked as readonly" if self.class.readonly_attributes.include?(name)