Add hash to serialized column

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Hey guys,

I'm trying to merge a hash with another using the .merge! function.

class User < ActiveRecord::Base   serialize :preferences end

This is what I end up with in the console:

u = User.find(1) u.preferences.merge!{:test => 1}

SyntaxError: compile error (irb):32: syntax error, unexpected tASSOC, expecting '}' u.preferences.merge!{:test => 1}                              ^   from (irb):32

Any ideas?

Take care.

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u.preferences.merge!({:test => 1})

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Of course! Thank you very much.