how (replace|create) an enum field on rails 2.0 migrations?

Question

I would like to create an enum field at sone migration I\'m doing, I tried searching in google but I can\'t find the way to do it in the migration

the only thing I f

Answer 1

Look at tip #3 on http://zargony.com/2008/04/28/five-tips-for-developing-rails-applications

This exactly what you need!

 class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates_inclusion_of :status, :in => [:active, :inactive]

   def status
     read_attribute(:status).to_sym
   end

   def status= (value)
     write_attribute(:status, value.to_s)
   end
 end

HTH