Hey,
isn't that the same as doing:
model.attributes = {:subset => :of, :all => :attributes}
Regards,
Trevor
On 20-Sep-07, at 5:27 PM, Joe Noon wrote:
>
> I sometimes need to update attributes in mass after initialization
> without having to save the record (what #update_attributes does).
> This doesn't seem to be possible in any nice way right now. For
> example, @obj.attributes.merge!(:field => 'new text') doesn't stick.
>
> I've been experimenting with this method and it seems to do the trick:
>
> module ActiveRecord
> class Base
> def merge_attributes!(attributes = {})
> attributes.each_pair do |att, value|
> self.send("#{att}=", value) if self.respond_to?("#{att}=")
> end
> self.attributes
> end
> end
> end
>
> Anyone else find that useful? Or harmful? If it makes sense to others
> ill patch it up.
>
>
>
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