Comments on: Intermediate Rails: Understanding Models, Views and Controllers http://betterexplained.com/articles/intermediate-rails-understanding-models-views-and-controllers/ Learning shouldn't hurt. Let's share the insights that made difficult ideas click. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:29:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Simon http://betterexplained.com/articles/intermediate-rails-understanding-models-views-and-controllers/#comment-313493 Simon Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:28:13 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/articles/intermediate-rails-understanding-models-views-and-controllers/#comment-313493 Be careful with the method override: def length=(minutes) self[:length] = minutes * 60 end This will multiply a string by 60 when used in a form, not an integer. Better to cast this: Be careful with the method override: def length=(minutes) self[:length] = minutes.to_i * 60 end Be careful with the method override:

def length=(minutes)
self[:length] = minutes * 60
end

This will multiply a string by 60 when used in a form, not an integer. Better to cast this:

Be careful with the method override:

def length=(minutes)
self[:length] = minutes.to_i * 60
end

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