obrie

class CreditCardType < ActiveRecord::Base
  acts_as_enumeration :lookup_name
  column :name
  
  def initialize(attributes = nil)
    super
    self.lookup_name ||= name.to_s.gsub(/[^A-Za-z0-9-]/, '').underscore
  end
  
  create :id => 1, :name => 'Visa'

obrie

class CreditCardType < ActiveRecord::Base
  acts_as_enumeration
  
  column :display_name
  
# defaults :name => :default_name # Uses the active_record_defaults plugin
  def initialize(attributes = nil)
    super
    self.name = default_name unless attributes && attributes.include?(:name)
  end