1 files changed, 18 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb
index af5314c1d6..879626b72a 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
       # Returns a single value from a record
       def select_value(arel, name = nil, binds = [])
-        if result = select_rows(arel, name, binds).first
-          result.first
-        end
+        single_value_from_rows(select_rows(arel, name, binds))
       end
 
       # Returns an array of the values of the first column in a select:
@@ -68,6 +66,18 @@ module ActiveRecord
         select_all(arel, name, binds).rows
       end
 
+      def query_value(sql, name = nil) # :nodoc:
+        single_value_from_rows(query(sql, name))
+      end
+
+      def query_values(sql, name = nil) # :nodoc:
+        query(sql, name).map(&:first)
+      end
+
+      def query(sql, name = nil) # :nodoc:
+        exec_query(sql, name).rows
+      end
+
       # Executes the SQL statement in the context of this connection and returns
       # the raw result from the connection adapter.
       # Note: depending on your database connector, the result returned by this
@@ -410,7 +420,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
 
         def last_inserted_id(result)
-          row = result.rows.first
+          single_value_from_rows(result.rows)
+        end
+
+        def single_value_from_rows(rows)
+          row = rows.first
           row && row.first
         end