Module: ActiveRecord::AttributeMethods::Read
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| Defined in: | activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb | 
Class Method Summary
::ActiveSupport::Concern - Extended
| class_methods | Define class methods from given block.  | 
    
| included | Evaluate given block in context of base class, so that you can write class macros here.  | 
    
| prepended | Evaluate given block in context of base class, so that you can write class macros here.  | 
    
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Instance Method Summary
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      #read_attribute(attr_name, &block)  
    
    
Returns the value of the attribute identified by
attr_nameafter it has been type cast. - 
    
      #attribute(attr_name, &block)  
    
    private
    
Alias for #_read_attribute.
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      #_read_attribute(attr_name, &block)  
      (also: #attribute)
    
    Internal use only
    
This method exists to avoid the expensive primary_key check internally, without breaking compatibility with the read_attribute API.
 
Instance Method Details
#_read_attribute(attr_name, &block) Also known as: #attribute
This method exists to avoid the expensive primary_key check internally, without breaking compatibility with the read_attribute API
# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb', line 38
def _read_attribute(attr_name, &block) # :nodoc: @attributes.fetch_value(attr_name, &block) end
#attribute(attr_name, &block) (private)
Alias for #_read_attribute.
# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb', line 42
alias :attribute :_read_attribute
#read_attribute(attr_name, &block)
Returns the value of the attribute identified by attr_name after it has been type cast. For example, a date attribute will cast “2004-12-12” to Date.new(2004, 12, 12). (For information about specific type casting behavior, see the types under ::ActiveModel::Type.)
# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb', line 29
def read_attribute(attr_name, &block) name = attr_name.to_s name = self.class.attribute_aliases[name] || name @attributes.fetch_value(name, &block) end