Method: Mongoid::Fields::Serializable::ObjectId#serialize

Defined in:
lib/mongoid/fields/serializable/object_id.rb

#serialize(object) ⇒ BSON::ObjectId

Serialize the object from the type defined in the model to a MongoDB compatible object to store.

Examples:

Serialize the field.

field.serialize(object)

Parameters:

  • object (Object) —

    The object to cast.

Returns:

Since:

  • 2.1.0



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# File 'lib/mongoid/fields/serializable/object_id.rb', line 21

def serialize(object)
  if object.is_a?(::String)
    BSON::ObjectId.from_string(object) unless object.blank?
  else
    object
  end
end