Tag Archives: attr_accessor

Problem slash Bug in Rails with attr_accessor and Datetime Select Fields

Looks like there is a problem with using the attr_accessor method with datetime form fields http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/8983 In Rails 2.3.2, for me at least, the problem seems to be popping up again. While trying to process a date for credit card validation, I keep getting a ‘nil.klass’ error. Sure enough, remove the datetime select from [...]
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Trouble Using Attr_Accessor in Rails Models and Forms

You might use the attr_accessible method to create getters and setters for a class that has attributes which don’t map directly to corresponding fields in a database. For example let’s take the scenario where you are processing a credit card transaction. You don’t want to save the credit card details, such as card number and [...]
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