Method: ActiveRecord::FinderMethods#take

Defined in:
lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb

#take(limit = nil) ⇒ Object

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



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# File 'lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb', line 128

def take(limit = nil)
  limit ? find_take_with_limit(limit) : find_take
end