How to initialize an ActiveRecord with values in Rails?

Question

In plain java I\'d use:

public User(String name, String email) {
  this.name = name;
  this.email = f(email);
  this.admin = false;
}

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Answer 1

According to Rails Guides the best way to do this is with the after_initialize. Because with the initialize we have to declare the super, so it is best to use the callback.