lib/gemcache/ruby/1.9.1/gems/activemodel-3.2.8/lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb
# Allows access to the object attributes, which are held in the
# <tt>@attributes</tt> hash, as though they were first-class methods. So a
# Person class with a name attribute can use Person#name and Person#name=
# and never directly use the attributes hash -- except for multiple assigns
# with ActiveRecord#attributes=. A Milestone class can also ask
# Milestone#completed? to test that the completed attribute is not +nil+
# or 0.
#
# It's also possible to instantiate related objects, so a Client class
# belonging to the clients table with a +master_id+ foreign key can
# instantiate master through Client#master.
Allows access to the object attributes, which are held in the
@attributes hash, as though they were first-class methods. So a
Person class with a name attribute can use Person#name and Person#name
and never directly use the attributes hash -- except for multiple assigns
with ActiveRecord#attributes=. A Milestone class can also ask
Milestone#completed. to test that the completed attribute is not +nil+
or 0.

It's also possible to instantiate related objects, so a Client class
belonging to the clients table with a +master_id+ foreign key can
instantiate master through Client#master.
Allows access to the object attributes which are held in the @attributes hash as though they were first - class methods . So a Person class with a name attribute can use Person#name and Person#name and never directly use the attributes hash -- except for multiple assigns with ActiveRecord#attributes = . A Milestone class can also ask Milestone#completed . to test that the completed attribute is not + nil + or 0 . It ' s also possible to instantiate related objects so a Client class belonging to the clients table with a + master_id + foreign key can instantiate master through Client#master .
def method_missing(method, *args, &block)
      if respond_to_without_attributes?(method, true)
        super
      else
        match = match_attribute_method?(method.to_s)
        match ? attribute_missing(match, *args, &block) : super
      end
    end
def method_missing ( method , * args , & block ) if respond_to_without_attributes? ( method , true ) super else match = match_attribute_method? ( method . to_s ) match ? attribute_missing ( match , * args , & block ) : super end end
Allows access to the object attributes, which are held in the
<tt>@attributes</tt> hash, as though they were first-class methods.
Allows access to the object attributes which are held in the <tt > @attributes< / tt > hash as though they were first - class methods .
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