Fixed Base#update_attribute to be indifferent to whether a string or symbol is used to describe the name

git-svn-id: http://svn-commit.rubyonrails.org/rails/trunk@341 5ecf4fe2-1ee6-0310-87b1-e25e094e27de

activerecord/CHANGELOG

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Fixed Base#update_attribute to be indifferent to whether a string or symbol is used to describe the name
+
 * Added Base#toggle(attribute) and Base#toggle!(attribute) that makes it easier to flip a switch or flag.
 
     Before: topic.update_attribute(:approved, !approved?)

activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb

@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ def clone
       # Note: This method is overwritten by the Validation module that'll make sure that updates made with this method
       # doesn't get subjected to validation checks. Hence, attributes can be updated even if the full object isn't valid.
       def update_attribute(name, value)
-        self[name.to_s] = value
+        self[name] = value
         save
       end
 

activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb

@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ def save_with_validation(perform_validation = true)
     # This is especially useful for boolean flags on existing records. The regular +update_attribute+ method
     # in Base is replaced with this when the validations module is mixed in, which it is by default.
     def update_attribute_with_validation_skipping(name, value)
-      @attributes[name] = value
+      self[name] = value
       save(false)
     end
 

activerecord/test/base_test.rb

@@ -367,6 +367,9 @@ def test_update_attribute
     assert !Topic.find(1).approved?
     Topic.find(1).update_attribute("approved", true)
     assert Topic.find(1).approved?
+
+    Topic.find(1).update_attribute(:approved, false)
+    assert !Topic.find(1).approved?
   end
   
   def test_mass_assignment_protection