Using attr_accessor and attr_accessible on the same field

Question

What happens in the background with the following code?

class User < ActiveRecord::Base

 attr_accessor :name
 attr_accessible :name

end

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Answer 1

Since it inherits ActiveRecord, it will be persisted when you call the save method (but not when it is instantiated).

If you don't have any attributes for that model, I assume ActiveRecord will simply save a new row in the database (i.e. your object will only have a persisted id). This makes sense, as you might later add attributes to your User model, and the persisted instances should still be retrievable.