create_or_update method in rails

Question

if ClassName.exists?([\"id = ?\", self.id])
  object = ClassName.find_by_name(self.name)
  object.update_attributes!( :street_address => self.street_address,
             


        

Answer 1

my_class = ClassName.find_or_initialize_by_name(name)

my_class.update_attributes(
   :street_address => self.street_address,
   :city_name => self.city_name,
   :federalid => self.federalid,
   :state_prov_id => self.state_prov_id,
   :zip_code => self.zip_code
)