Check whether the current attribute being write is aliased or not before writing

- If aliased, then use the aliased attribute name.

activerecord/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+*   Fix `write_attribute` method to check whether an attribute is aliased or not, and
+    use the aliased attribute name if needed.
+
+    *Prathamesh Sonpatki*
+
 *   Fix `read_attribute` method to check whether an attribute is aliased or not, and
     use the aliased attribute name if needed.
 
@@ -65,7 +70,7 @@
 
     *Jon Moss*
 
-*   Add `stat` method to `ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionPool`.
+*   Added `stat` method to `ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionPool`.
 
     Example:
 

activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/write.rb

@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
       # specified +value+. Empty strings for Integer and Float columns are
       # turned into +nil+.
       def write_attribute(attr_name, value)
-        write_attribute_with_type_cast(attr_name, value, true)
+        name = if self.class.attribute_alias?(attr_name)
+          self.class.attribute_alias(attr_name).to_s
+        else
+          attr_name.to_s
+        end
+
+        write_attribute_with_type_cast(name, value, true)
       end
 
       def raw_write_attribute(attr_name, value) # :nodoc:

activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb

@@ -319,6 +319,13 @@ class AttributeMethodsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     assert_equal "Still another topic: part 4", topic.title
   end
 
+  test "write_attribute can write aliased attributes as well" do
+    topic = Topic.new(title: "Don't change the topic")
+    topic.write_attribute :heading, "New topic"
+
+    assert_equal "New topic", topic.title
+  end
+
   test "read_attribute" do
     topic = Topic.new
     topic.title = "Don't change the topic"