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-rw-r--r--activerecord/CHANGELOG2
-rwxr-xr-xactiverecord/lib/active_record/base.rb2
-rwxr-xr-xactiverecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb2
-rwxr-xr-xactiverecord/test/base_test.rb3
4 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG b/activerecord/CHANGELOG
index cea70c095a..ddb9d683d8 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
*SVN*
+* Fixed Base#update_attribute to be indifferent to whether a string or symbol is used to describe the name
+
* Added Base#toggle(attribute) and Base#toggle!(attribute) that makes it easier to flip a switch or flag.
Before: topic.update_attribute(:approved, !approved?)
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index 76b9ea0e36..bd7195a33b 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
# Note: This method is overwritten by the Validation module that'll make sure that updates made with this method
# doesn't get subjected to validation checks. Hence, attributes can be updated even if the full object isn't valid.
def update_attribute(name, value)
- self[name.to_s] = value
+ self[name] = value
save
end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
index 39eb6c013b..1da73d6dc5 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
# This is especially useful for boolean flags on existing records. The regular +update_attribute+ method
# in Base is replaced with this when the validations module is mixed in, which it is by default.
def update_attribute_with_validation_skipping(name, value)
- @attributes[name] = value
+ self[name] = value
save(false)
end
diff --git a/activerecord/test/base_test.rb b/activerecord/test/base_test.rb
index 07740547cd..ccd9152e60 100755
--- a/activerecord/test/base_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/base_test.rb
@@ -367,6 +367,9 @@ class BasicsTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
assert !Topic.find(1).approved?
Topic.find(1).update_attribute("approved", true)
assert Topic.find(1).approved?
+
+ Topic.find(1).update_attribute(:approved, false)
+ assert !Topic.find(1).approved?
end
def test_mass_assignment_protection