Override ActiveRecord attribute methods

Question

An example of what I\'m talking about:

class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
  def name=(name)
    super(name.capitalize)
  end
  def name
    super().downcas         


        

Answer 1

Echoing Gareth's comments... your code will not work as written. It should be rewritten this way:

def name=(name)
  write_attribute(:name, name.capitalize)
end

def name
  read_attribute(:name).downcase  # No test for nil?
end