lib/simple_enum.rb in simple_enum-1.6.7 vs lib/simple_enum.rb in simple_enum-1.6.8

@@ -180,9 +180,10 @@
         values_inverted[id]
       end
 
       # generate setter
       define_method("#{enum_cd}=") do |new_value|
+        new_value = new_value.to_s if options[:strings] && new_value
         real = new_value.blank? ? nil : values[EnumHash.symbolize(new_value)]
         real = new_value if real.nil? && values_inverted[new_value].present?
         raise(ArgumentError, "Invalid enumeration value: #{new_value}") if (options[:whiny] and real.nil? and !new_value.blank?)
         send("#{options[:column]}=", real)
       end