class method `self.connection`

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Since v2.2.3 Last seen in v3.2.22.5

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self.connection()

Returns the connection currently associated with the class. This can also be used to “borrow” the connection to do database work unrelated to any of the specific Active Records.

Source

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb, line 88
      def connection
        retrieve_connection
      end

Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb line 88 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveRecord::Base

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