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| -rwxr-xr-x | activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb index 755d353031..4b43b52d5f 100755 --- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb +++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb @@ -2242,15 +2242,18 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc: save! end - # Initializes the +attribute+ to zero if nil and adds the value passed as +by+ (default is one). Only makes sense for number-based attributes. Returns self. + # Initializes +attribute+ to zero if +nil+ and adds the value passed as +by+ (default is 1). + # The increment is performed directly on the underlying attribute, no setter is invoked. + # Only makes sense for number-based attributes. Returns +self+. def increment(attribute, by = 1) self[attribute] ||= 0 self[attribute] += by self end - # Increments the +attribute+ and saves the record. - # Note: Updates made with this method aren't subjected to validation checks + # Increments +attribute+ via and saves the record. This method differs from + # its non-bang version in that it passes through the attribute setter. + # Saving is not subjected to validation checks. Returns +self+. def increment!(attribute, by = 1) increment(attribute, by).update_attribute(attribute, self[attribute]) end |