[SOLVED] state_machine in rails 4 not proper initialize state column value

state_machine in rails 4 not proper initialize state column value

I am learning Rails and try to use state machine but i am not able to initialize value for state variable..can anyone help me

class Primer < ActiveRecord::Base
    extend StateMachine::MacroMethods

    state_machine :initial => :data do
      event :ignite do
        transition :parked => :idling
      end
    end 
end

database schema

class CreatePrimers < ActiveRecord::Migration
  def change
    create_table :primers do |t|
      t.string :name
      t.string :state
      t.string :desc

      t.timestamps null: false
    end
  end
end

try with

rails c

 a = Primer.new
 => #<Primer id: nil, name: nil, state: nil, desc: nil, created_at: nil, updated_at: nil>
2.2.0 :002 > a.state
 => nil

Solution