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diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/string.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/string.rb
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+module ActiveRecord
+  module Type
+    class String < Value # :nodoc:
+      def type
+        :string
+      end
+
+      def changed_in_place?(raw_old_value, new_value)
+        if new_value.is_a?(::String)
+          raw_old_value != new_value
+        end
+      end
+
+      def type_cast_for_database(value)
+        case value
+        when ::Numeric, ActiveSupport::Duration then value.to_s
+        when ::String then ::String.new(value)
+        when true then "t"
+        when false then "f"
+        else super
+        end
+      end
+
+      def text?
+        true
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def cast_value(value)
+        case value
+        when true then "t"
+        when false then "f"
+        # String.new is slightly faster than dup
+        else ::String.new(value.to_s)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end