8 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/binary.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/binary.rb
index 412d387c76..7d23cb5584 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/binary.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/binary.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
       end
 
-      def type_cast_for_database(value)
+      def serialize(value)
         return if value.nil?
         Data.new(super)
       end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/date_time.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/date_time.rb
index a25f2521bb..05d2af3808 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/date_time.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/date_time.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         :datetime
       end
 
-      def type_cast_for_database(value)
+      def serialize(value)
         if precision && value.respond_to?(:usec)
           number_of_insignificant_digits = 6 - precision
           round_power = 10 ** number_of_insignificant_digits
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/float.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/float.rb
index b3928242b7..86e3c12258 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/float.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/float.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         :float
       end
 
-      alias type_cast_for_database type_cast
+      alias serialize type_cast
 
       private
 
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/helpers/mutable.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/helpers/mutable.rb
index 9af39aa9fb..94f246f567 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/helpers/mutable.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/helpers/mutable.rb
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ module ActiveRecord
     module Helpers
       module Mutable # :nodoc:
         def type_cast_from_user(value)
-          deserialize(type_cast_for_database(value))
+          deserialize(serialize(value))
         end
 
         # +raw_old_value+ will be the `_before_type_cast` version of the
         # value (likely a string). +new_value+ will be the current, type
         # cast value.
         def changed_in_place?(raw_old_value, new_value)
-          raw_old_value != type_cast_for_database(new_value)
+          raw_old_value != serialize(new_value)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/integer.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/integer.rb
index b8cbf6114d..a3e6cb215f 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/integer.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/integer.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         value.to_i
       end
 
-      def type_cast_for_database(value)
+      def serialize(value)
         result = type_cast(value)
         if result
           ensure_in_range(result)
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/serialized.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/serialized.rb
index 67aac58b1d..732029c723 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/serialized.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/serialized.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
       end
 
-      def type_cast_for_database(value)
+      def serialize(value)
         return if value.nil?
         unless default_value?(value)
           super coder.dump(value)
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
       def changed_in_place?(raw_old_value, value)
         return false if value.nil?
-        subtype.changed_in_place?(raw_old_value, type_cast_for_database(value))
+        subtype.changed_in_place?(raw_old_value, serialize(value))
       end
 
       def accessor
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/string.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/string.rb
index fbc0af2c5a..2662b7e874 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/string.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/string.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
       end
 
-      def type_cast_for_database(value)
+      def serialize(value)
         case value
         when ::Numeric, ActiveSupport::Duration then value.to_s
         when ::String then ::String.new(value)
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/value.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/value.rb
index d6b61ead63..021685c4c4 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/value.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/value.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       # to understand. The returned value from this method should be a
       # +String+, +Numeric+, +Date+, +Time+, +Symbol+, +true+, +false+, or
       # +nil+.
-      def type_cast_for_database(value)
+      def serialize(value)
         value
       end
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       # which could be mutated, you should override this method. You will need
       # to either:
       #
-      # - pass +new_value+ to Value#type_cast_for_database and compare it to
+      # - pass +new_value+ to Value#serialize and compare it to
       #   +raw_old_value+
       #
       # or