Class: DataMapper::Property::Class

Inherits:

Object

• Object
• DataMapper::Property
• Object
• DataMapper::Property::Class

Includes:

PassThroughLoadDump

Defined in:

lib/dm-core/property/class.rb

Direct Known Subclasses

Discriminator

Constant Summary

Constants inherited from DataMapper::Property

OPTIONS, PRIMITIVES, VISIBILITY_OPTIONS

Instance Attribute Summary

Attributes inherited from DataMapper::Property

#allow_blank, #allow_nil, #default, #instance_variable_name, #model, #name, #options, #primitive, #reader_visibility, #repository_name, #required, #type, #writer_visibility

Instance Method Summary

• #typecast_to_primitive(value) ⇒ Class private

  Typecast a value to a Class.

Methods included from PassThroughLoadDump

#dump, #load

Methods inherited from Object

#dump, #load, #to_child_key

Methods inherited from DataMapper::Property

accept_options, accepted_options, #allow_blank?, #allow_nil?, #bind, #custom?, descendants, determine_class, #field, find_class, #get, #get!, #hash, #index, inherited, #inspect, #key?, #lazy?, #lazy_load, #lazy_load_properties, #loaded?, nullable, options, #primitive?, #properties, #required?, #serial?, #set, #set!, #typecast, #unique?, #unique_index, #valid?

Methods included from Chainable

#chainable, #extendable

Methods included from Deprecate

#deprecate

Methods included from Equalizer

#equalize

Methods included from Subject

#default?, #default_for

Methods included from Assertions

#assert_kind_of

Instance Method Details

#typecast_to_primitive(value) ⇒ Class

This method is part of a private API. You should avoid using this method if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.

Typecast a value to a Class

Parameters:

• value (#to_s) —

  value to typecast

Returns:

• (Class) —

  Class constructed from value

# File 'lib/dm-core/property/class.rb', line 17

def typecast_to_primitive(value)
  model.find_const(value.to_s)
rescue NameError
  value
end