Class: Mongoid::StringifiedSymbol

Relationships & Source Files
Inherits:	Object
Defined in:	lib/mongoid/stringified_symbol.rb

Overview

A class which sends values to the database as Strings but returns them to the user as Symbols.

.demongoize(object) ⇒ Symbol Internal use only Internal use only

Convert the object from its mongo friendly ruby type to this type.
.evolve(object) ⇒ String Internal use only Internal use only

Turn the object from the Ruby type into the type type used in MQL queries.
.mongoize(object) ⇒ String Internal use only Internal use only

Turn the object from the Ruby type into the type type used for MongoDB persistence.

This method is for internal use only.

Convert the object from its mongo friendly ruby type to this type.

Examples:

Demongoize the object.

Mongoid::StringifiedSymbol.demongoize('hedgehog')

Parameters:

Returns:

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/mongoid/stringified_symbol.rb', line 22


def demongoize(object)
  if object.nil?
    object
  else
    object.to_s.to_sym
  end
end

This method is for internal use only.

Turn the object from the Ruby type into the type type used in MQL queries.

Examples:

Evolve the object.

Mongoid::StringifiedSymbol.evolve(:hedgehog)

Parameters:

Returns:

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/mongoid/stringified_symbol.rb', line 60


def evolve(object)
  mongoize(object)
end

This method is for internal use only.

Turn the object from the Ruby type into the type type used for MongoDB persistence.

Examples:

Mongoize the object.

Mongoid::StringifiedSymbol.mongoize(:hedgehog)

Parameters:

Returns:

[ GitHub ]

# File 'lib/mongoid/stringified_symbol.rb', line 41


def mongoize(object)
   if object.nil?
     object
   else
     object.to_s
   end
end