Since the params will give you either "0" or "1" as a string, and since you are trying to equate "0" (string) to "false" (boolean), why not set a variable equal to "true" or "false" based on the params? Try:
if params[:item][:status] == "0" bool = false else bool = true end or, bool = (params[:item][:status] != "0") You can then compare bool to your boolean. On Jul 25, 1:54 pm, Linus Pettersson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm, that seems to always return false over here. > I tried this: > update_was_successful = @item.update_attributes(params[:item]) > puts @item.status_changed? > > Which outputs false, always. The weird thing is that it prints that before > the update is shown in the console. I guess that is why it's always false. > > Isn't the update_attributes method updating the item right away? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
