take(limit = nil) Instance Public methods Gives a record (or N records if a parameter is supplied) without any implied order. The order will depend on the database implementation. If an order is supplied it will be respected. Person.take # returns an object fetched by SELECT * FROM people LIMIT 1 Person.take(5) # returns 5 objects fetched by SELECT * FROM people LIMIT 5 Person.where(["name LIKE '%?'", name]).take

take!() Instance Public methods Same as take but raises ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if no record is found. Note that take! accepts no arguments.

third() Instance Public methods Find the third record. If no order is defined it will order by primary key. Person.third # returns the third object fetched by SELECT * FROM people Person.offset(3).third # returns the third object from OFFSET 3 (which is OFFSET 5) Person.where(["user_name = :u", { u: user_name }]).third

third!() Instance Public methods Same as third but raises ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if no record is found.

find_last() Instance Protected methods

find_nth(ordinal, offset) Instance Protected methods

find_nth_with_limit(offset, limit) Instance Protected methods

find_one(id) Instance Protected methods

find_some(ids) Instance Protected methods

find_take() Instance Protected methods