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.
1 2 3 | 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 |
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