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@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ Optimistic locking allows multiple users to access the same record for edits, an
<strong>Optimistic locking column</strong>
-In order to use optimistic locking, the table needs to have a column called +lock_version+. Each time the record is updated, Active Record increments the +lock_version+ column. If an update request is made with a lower value in the +lock_version+ field than is currently in the +lock_version+ column in the database, the update request will fail with an +ActiveRecord::StaleObjectError+. Example:
+In order to use optimistic locking, the table needs to have a column called +lock_version+ of type integer. Each time the record is updated, Active Record increments the +lock_version+ column. If an update request is made with a lower value in the +lock_version+ field than is currently in the +lock_version+ column in the database, the update request will fail with an +ActiveRecord::StaleObjectError+. Example:
<ruby>
c1 = Client.find(1)