how to save array to database in rails

Question

if i have params like this :

params[\"scholarship\"] = {\"name\"=>\"test\", \"state_ids\"=>[\"1\", \"2\", \"3\", \"4\"]}

and when i c

Answer 1

ActiveRecord::Base.serialize.

For example:

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  serialize :scholarship
end

user = User.create(:scholarship=> { "name" => "test", "state_ids" => ["1", "2"]})
User.find(user.id).scholarship# => { "name" => "test", "state_ids" => ["1", "2"] }