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| -rwxr-xr-x | activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb | 17 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb index 79f3dffe4b..a70f87a843 100755 --- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb +++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb @@ -1801,18 +1801,19 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc: table_name end - # Enables dynamic finders like find_by_user_name(user_name) and find_by_user_name_and_password(user_name, password) that are turned into - # find(:first, :conditions => ["user_name = ?", user_name]) and find(:first, :conditions => ["user_name = ? AND password = ?", user_name, password]) - # respectively. Also works for find(:all) by using find_all_by_amount(50) that is turned into find(:all, :conditions => ["amount = ?", 50]). + # Enables dynamic finders like <tt>find_by_user_name(user_name)</tt> and <tt>find_by_user_name_and_password(user_name, password)</tt> + # that are turned into <tt>find(:first, :conditions => ["user_name = ?", user_name])</tt> and + # <tt>find(:first, :conditions => ["user_name = ? AND password = ?", user_name, password])</tt> respectively. Also works for + # <tt>find(:all)</tt> by using <tt>find_all_by_amount(50)</tt> that is turned into <tt>find(:all, :conditions => ["amount = ?", 50])</tt>. # - # It's even possible to use all the additional parameters to find. For example, the full interface for find_all_by_amount - # is actually find_all_by_amount(amount, options). + # It's even possible to use all the additional parameters to +find+. For example, the full interface for +find_all_by_amount+ + # is actually <tt>find_all_by_amount(amount, options)</tt>. # - # This also enables you to initialize a record if it is not found, such as find_or_initialize_by_amount(amount) - # or find_or_create_by_user_and_password(user, password). + # This also enables you to initialize a record if it is not found, such as <tt>find_or_initialize_by_amount(amount)</tt> + # or <tt>find_or_create_by_user_and_password(user, password)</tt>. # # Each dynamic finder or initializer/creator is also defined in the class after it is first invoked, so that future - # attempts to use it do not run through method_missing. + # attempts to use it do not run through <tt>method_missing</tt>. def method_missing(method_id, *arguments, &block) if match = DynamicFinderMatch.match(method_id) attribute_names = match.attribute_names |