class ActiveRecord::Type::Binary

Active Model Binary Type¶ ↑

Attribute type for representation of binary data. This type is registered under the :binary key.

Non-string values are coerced to strings using their to_s method.

Public Instance Methods

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/type/binary.rb, line 16
def binary?
  true
end

cast (value)

Calls superclass method

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/type/binary.rb, line 20
def cast(value)
  if value.is_a?(Data)
    value.to_s
  else
    value = super
    value = value.b if ::String === value && value.encoding != Encoding::BINARY
    value
  end
end

changed_in_place? (raw_old_value, value)

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/type/binary.rb, line 35
def changed_in_place?(raw_old_value, value)
  old_value = deserialize(raw_old_value)
  old_value != value
end

serialize (value)

Calls superclass method

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/type/binary.rb, line 30
def serialize(value)
  return if value.nil?
  Data.new(super)
end

type ()

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/type/binary.rb, line 12
def type
  :binary
end