What happens if you use BOTH attr_accessor and attribute - the first for the IB outlet, and the other for validation. Just a thought.

On Nov 21, 2012, at 11:08 PM, david kramf <dakr.012@gmail.com> wrote:

"Basically, I need to make sure that when I ask for an integer, I get an integer. And when I want a string - I can reject anything but strings."

Can't you use Ruby services like is_a? to force it ?

Thanks, David Kramf

On Nov 21, 2012, at 10:04 PM, Carolyn Ann Grant wrote:

Basically, I need to make sure that when I ask for an integer, I get an integer. And when I want a string - I can reject anything but strings.