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Ruby ActiveRecord Basics Validation Using Validations

Posted by rmax lee
rmax lee
495 Points

Difference between .creat() and .new()

In this course, the teacher used create and new interchangeably. What's the difference between them. Can they be interchanged?

1 Answer

Geoff Parsons
Geoff Parsons
11,679 Points
Geoff Parsons
Geoff Parsons
11,679 Points

Create is the equivalent of .new() followed by .save(). That is it builds the new object and stores it in the database in one action. A typical use case for using .new() is for when you have conditionally assigned attributes.