build_relation

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/validations/uniqueness.rb, line 55
      def build_relation(klass, table, attribute, value) #:nodoc:
        column = klass.columns_hash[attribute.to_s]
        value = column.limit ? value.to_s.mb_chars[0, column.limit] : value.to_s if column.text?

        if !options[:case_sensitive] && value && column.text?
          # will use SQL LOWER function before comparison
          relation = table[attribute].lower.eq(table.lower(value))
        else
          value    = klass.connection.case_sensitive_modifier(value)
          relation = table[attribute].eq(value)
        end

        relation
      end