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| -rw-r--r-- | activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb | 4 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb index 9ba3323bc7..d6b8552e6e 100644 --- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb +++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb @@ -1137,7 +1137,9 @@ module ActiveRecord # [:autosave] # If true, always save the associated objects or destroy them if marked for destruction, # when saving the parent object. If false, never save or destroy the associated objects. - # By default, only save associated objects that are new records. + # By default, only save associated objects that are new records. This option is implemented as a + # before_save callback. Because callbacks are run in the order they are defined, associated objects + # may need to be explicitly saved in any user-defined before_save callbacks. # # Note that <tt>accepts_nested_attributes_for</tt> sets <tt>:autosave</tt> to <tt>true</tt>. # [:inverse_of] |