respond_to?

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb, line 343
    def respond_to?(method, include_private_methods = false)
      method_name = method.to_s
      if super
        return true
      elsif !include_private_methods && super(method, true)
        # If we're here than we haven't found among non-private methods
        # but found among all methods. Which means that given method is private.
        return false
      elsif !self.class.generated_methods?
        self.class.define_attribute_methods
        if self.class.generated_methods.include?(method_name)
          return true
        end
      end
        
      if @attributes.nil?
        return super
      elsif @attributes.include?(method_name)
        return true
      elsif md = self.class.match_attribute_method?(method_name)
        return true if @attributes.include?(md.pre_match)
      end
      super
    end