Type:
Class

Represents the schema of an SQL table in an abstract way. This class provides methods for manipulating the schema representation.

Inside migration files, the t object in create_table is actually of this type:

class SomeMigration < ActiveRecord::Migration
  def up
    create_table :foo do |t|
      puts t.class  # => "ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::TableDefinition"
    end
  end

  def down
    ...
  end
end

The table definitions The Columns are stored as a ColumnDefinition in the columns attribute.

column

column(name, type, options = {}) Instance Public methods Instantiates a new

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remove_column

remove_column(name) Instance Public methods

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columns

columns() Instance Public methods

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belongs_to

belongs_to(*args) Instance Public methods Alias for:

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references

references(*args) Instance Public methods Also aliased as:

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primary_key

primary_key(name, type = :primary_key, options = {}) Instance Public methods Appends

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timestamps

timestamps(*args) Instance Public methods Appends :datetime columns

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[]

[](name) Instance Public methods Returns a ColumnDefinition for the column with

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index

index(column_name, options = {}) Instance Public methods Adds index options

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new

new(types, name, temporary, options, as = nil) Class Public methods

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