From 51924d49af18635cab46720e208c34d75ed8363e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neeraj Singh Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:51:09 -0400 Subject: more documentation for update_attribute --- activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb') diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb index 869cbf5b2e..36530d2b63 100644 --- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb +++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb @@ -105,13 +105,14 @@ module ActiveRecord # Updates a single attribute and saves the record. # This is especially useful for boolean flags on existing records. Also note that # - # * validation is skipped + # * The attribute being updated must be a column name. + # * Validation is skipped # * No callbacks are invoked # * updated_at/updated_on column is updated if that column is available - # * does not work on associations - # * does not work on attr_accessor attributes. The attribute that is being updated must be column name. - # * does not work on new record. record.new_record? should return false for this method to work. - # * updates only the attribute that is input to the method. If there are other changed attributes then + # * Does not work on associations + # * Does not work on attr_accessor attributes. + # * Does not work on new record. record.new_record? should return false for this method to work. + # * Updates only the attribute that is input to the method. If there are other changed attributes then # those attributes are left alone. In that case even after this method has done its work record.changed? # will return true. # -- cgit v1.2.3