Hi Schuck, Thank you for your response, now that makes sense :)
Sorry about posting on the wrong group, next time i will post on Rals Talk. Em segunda-feira, 14 de novembro de 2016 19:12:46 UTC-2, T.J. Schuck escreveu: > > Hi Gabriel, > > The `type` parameter is actually ignored when removing a column — see the > documentation for `remove_column` here > <http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/ConnectionAdapters/SchemaStatements.html#method-i-remove_column> > which > specifies that as well. > > The docs also indicate why you might want to include it anyway — if your > migration is implemented using a `change` method instead of `up` and `down` > methods, that parameter indicates what type of column should be added back > if you revert the migration. > > Hope that helps, > T.J. > > P.S. — This mailing list (rubyonrails-core) is intended for discussion > about development of the framework itself, not usage of it. > > For questions like this one that are not issues with Rails itself, please > post to the rubyonrails-talk mailing list ( > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk) or somewhere like > StackOverflow using the `ruby-on-rails` tag ( > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/ruby-on-rails). You can also > drop in to the #rubyonrails channel on irc.freenode.net for realtime > help. You'll be more likely to get a quick answer in the future using one > of those options. > > On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 1:47 PM, Gabriel Matos <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Hello guys, >> >> I've been using Ruby for a long time now and a simple doubt always make >> me wonder.... >> Why do i need do specify the column type when removing a column? >> >> I always do the following when removing a column: >> >> remove_column :table, :column, :type >> >> But the thing is...isn't the column name unique? Or can i have multiple >> columns with same name but different types? >> >> Sorry if it's a stupid question tho :P >> >> Thanks >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Ruby on Rails: Core" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-core. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Core" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-core. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
