Glenn, I don't quite understand what you're asking for. When you call save on an ActiveRecord object, the following happens:
- (-) save - (-) valid - (1) before_validation<http://api.rubyonrails.com/classes/ActiveRecord/Callbacks.html#M001303> - (2) before_validation_on_create<http://api.rubyonrails.com/classes/ActiveRecord/Callbacks.html#M001305> - (-) validate - (-) validate_on_create - (3) after_validation<http://api.rubyonrails.com/classes/ActiveRecord/Callbacks.html#M001304> - (4) after_validation_on_create<http://api.rubyonrails.com/classes/ActiveRecord/Callbacks.html#M001306> - (5) before_save<http://api.rubyonrails.com/classes/ActiveRecord/Callbacks.html#M001297> - (6) before_create<http://api.rubyonrails.com/classes/ActiveRecord/Callbacks.html#M001299> - (-) create - (7) after_create<http://api.rubyonrails.com/classes/ActiveRecord/Callbacks.html#M001300> - (8) after_save<http://api.rubyonrails.com/classes/ActiveRecord/Callbacks.html#M001298> You should be able to find what you're looking for. --Jordan On 2/11/08, Glenn Little <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm looking for a callback that I think is something like > after_initialize and before_create. I'd like it to take > effect whenever a new object is created (unlike before_create which > I believe only happens before saving to a database), > but I do *not* want it affecting the results of, say MyClass.find. > > For instance, if in my_class.rb I define: > > def after_initialize > self.some_field = "initial value" > end > > then MyClass.find(<conditions>).some_field *always* equals > "initial value", which is definitely not what I want. > > I'd like null values to remain null as well in finds, so putting > in an "unless self.some_field" wouldn't help me. > > Thanks... > > -glenn > > > > -- Jordan A. Fowler 2621 First Ave Apt 5 San Diego, CA 92103 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.jordanfowler.com Phone: 406.546.8055 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
