value_to_boolean deprecated; what's a good replacement?

Question

Is there a \"cool-kid-approved\" replacement for ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::Column.value_to_boolean in rails 3.2?

Answer 1

ActiveRecord::Type::Boolean.new.type_cast_from_database(value) return nil if the value is nil/empty('').

ActiveRecord::Type::Boolean.new.type_cast_from_database(nil) # => nil ActiveRecord::Type::Boolean.new.type_cast_from_database('') # => nil

I would prefer !! with ActiveRecord::Type::Boolean.new.type_cast_from_database(value) for converting input value to boolean

!!ActiveRecord::Type::Boolean.new.type_cast_from_database(nil) # => false !!ActiveRecord::Type::Boolean.new.type_cast_from_database('') # => false