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@@ -2252,12 +2252,12 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
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         end
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       end
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-      # Updates a single attribute and saves the record. This is especially useful for boolean flags on existing records.
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-      # Note: This method is overwritten by the Validation module that'll make sure that updates made with this method
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-      # aren't subjected to validation checks. Hence, attributes can be updated even if the full object isn't valid.
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+      # Updates a single attribute and saves the record without going through the normal validation procedure.
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+      # This is especially useful for boolean flags on existing records. The regular +update_attribute+ method
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+      # in Base is replaced with this when the validations module is mixed in, which it is by default.
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       def update_attribute(name, value)
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         send(name.to_s + '=', value)
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-        save
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+        save(false)
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       end
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       # Updates all the attributes from the passed-in Hash and saves the record. If the object is invalid, the saving will

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@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
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       base.class_eval do
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         alias_method_chain :save, :validation
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         alias_method_chain :save!, :validation
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-        alias_method_chain :update_attribute, :validation_skipping
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       end
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       base.send :include, ActiveSupport::Callbacks
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@@ -914,14 +913,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
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       end
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     end
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-    # Updates a single attribute and saves the record without going through the normal validation procedure.
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-    # This is especially useful for boolean flags on existing records. The regular +update_attribute+ method
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-    # in Base is replaced with this when the validations module is mixed in, which it is by default.
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-    def update_attribute_with_validation_skipping(name, value)
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-      send(name.to_s + '=', value)
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-      save(false)
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-    end
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-
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     # Runs +validate+ and +validate_on_create+ or +validate_on_update+ and returns true if no errors were added otherwise false.
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     def valid?
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       errors.clear