Method: ActiveRecord::AttributeMethods#method_missing

Defined in:
lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb

#method_missing(method, *args, &block) ⇒ Object

If we haven’t generated any methods yet, generate them, then see if we’ve created the method we’re looking for.



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# File 'lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb', line 195

def method_missing(method, *args, &block) # :nodoc:
  self.class.define_attribute_methods
  if respond_to_without_attributes?(method)
    # make sure to invoke the correct attribute method, as we might have gotten here via a `super`
    # call in a overwritten attribute method
    if attribute_method = self.class.find_generated_attribute_method(method)
      # this is probably horribly slow, but should only happen at most once for a given AR class
      attribute_method.bind(self).call(*args, &block)
    else
      return super unless respond_to_missing?(method, true)
      send(method, *args, &block)
    end
  else
    super
  end
end