# Determine if record has been modified

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/determine-if-record-has-been-modified/128535>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 8, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/determine-if-record-has-been-modified/128535 "2008-02-08T14:56:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![fero](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@fero](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fero)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/determine-if-record-has-been-modified/128535/1 "2008-02-08T14:56:07Z")

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Hello

How do I determine whether record has been modified since i loaded it  
from db? (without comparing it to database.) something like:

my\_record.has\_changed? # return true if attribute was modified, false  
elsewhere

thanks guys

f.