# How using attributes privates

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-using-attributes-privates/105426>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 29, 2007, 9:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-using-attributes-privates/105426 "2007-05-29T21:42:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![mr\_brownstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@mr\_brownstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mr_brownstone)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 9:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-using-attributes-privates/105426/1 "2007-05-29T21:42:01Z")

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How to use an “attr\_private”?

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**Author:** ![mr\_brownstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@mr\_brownstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mr_brownstone)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2007, 12:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-using-attributes-privates/105426/2 "2007-05-31T12:40:52Z")

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Marcelo J. wrote:

> How to use an “attr\_private”?

Check out attr\_protected:

> **[ActiveRecord::Base](https://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Base.html#M001005)**
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> Active Record Active Record objects don't specify their attributes directly, but rather infer them from the table definition with which they're linked.

Hope this helps  
Chris

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