Let''s say I have a model called User. User has two attributes or table columns: id, username By using the code below I can check that there is a username "Tom" and return 1 ifthere is and 0 if there is not User.find_by_username("Tom")? 1 : 0 How would I find out Tom''s corresponding id? For example I''m looking for something along the lines of: User.find_by_username("Tom").id -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
On 26 April 2012 00:31, Christopher D. <lists-fsXkhYbjdPsEEoCn2XhGlw@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Let''s say I have a model called User. User has two attributes or table > columns: id, username > > By using the code below I can check that there is a username "Tom" and > return 1 ifthere is and 0 if there is not > > User.find_by_username("Tom")? 1 : 0 > > How would I find out Tom''s corresponding id? > > For example I''m looking for something along the lines of: > User.find_by_username("Tom").idThat will work except that you should probably check that Tom exists, as it will throw an error if he does not (as you would be effectively saying nil.id). Colin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
On 26 April 2012 00:31, Christopher D. <lists-fsXkhYbjdPsEEoCn2XhGlw@public.gmane.org> wrote:> User.find_by_username("Tom")? 1 : 0 > > How would I find out Tom''s corresponding id? > > For example I''m looking for something along the lines of: > User.find_by_username("Tom").id(user = User.find_by_username("Tom")) ? user.id : 0 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.