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I am looking to set an attribute_accessor with a datatype associated with it like how we have fields in the model that have database that have datatypes like string , integer etc associated with them.

How do i tell rails that my attr_accessor should respond to a specific datatype. I am looking to set a datetime to one the accessor i am trying to create,

Please suggest.

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You can make a custom setter like 

def field_name=(value)
  # check for type and dont assign it if its the wrong typ
  # or raise an error
end

just off of the top of my head

Also, duplicate question: attr_accessor strongly typed Ruby on Rails

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  • attr_accessible and attr_accessor are two VERY different things and attr_accessible has got nothing to do with the question asked above. – Aditya Sanghi Jul 26 '12 at 18:32