alias_attribute and creating and method with the original attribute name causes a loop
- by Tiago
Im trying to dynamically create a method chain in one attribute in my model.
By now I have this function:
def create_filtered_attribute(attribute_name)
alias_attribute "#{attribute_name}_without_filter", attribute_name
define_method "#{attribute_name}" do
filter_words(self.send("#{attribute_name}_without_filter"))
end
end
so I receive a string with the attribute name, alias it for '*_without_filter*' (alias_method or alias_method_chain fails here, because the attribute isnt there when the class is created),
and I create a new method with the attribute name, where I filter its contents.
But somehow, when I call *"#{attribute_name}_without_filter"* it calls my new method (i think because the alias_attribute some how), and the program goes into a stack loop.
Can someone please enlighten me on this.
