Undefined method update_attributes in Rails

Question

In Rails, I want to update my user record. I'm trying to use this command:

@user=User.update_attributes(:name=> params[:name], :user=> params[:username], :pass=> params[:password])

But I always get the error:

undefined method `update_attributes' 

What's the right way to update my user?

Answer 1

Update for Rails v >= 6.1

Use update method asupdate_attributes method was removed as part of Rails 6.1 Release

@user.update(name: "ABC", pass: "12345678")

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For Rails v < 6.1

update_attributes is an instance method not a class method, so first thing you need to call it on an instance of User class.

Get the user you want to update : e.g. Say you want to update a User with id 1

 @user = User.find_by(id: 1)
 now if you want to update the user's name and password, you can do

either

 @user.update(name: "ABC", pass: "12345678")

or

 @user.update_attributes(name: "ABC", pass: "12345678")

Use it accordingly in your case.

For more reference you can refer to Ruby on Rails Guides.

You can use update_all method for updating all records. It is a class method so you can call it as Following code will update name of all User records and set it to "ABC" User.update_all(name: "ABC")