instance method `first`

Ruby on Rails 3.2.22.5

Since v3.0.20

Available in: v3.0.20 v3.1.12 v3.2.22.5 v4.0.13 v4.1.16 v4.2.9 v5.2.8.1 v6.0.6 v6.1.7.10 v7.0.10 v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

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first(*args)

A convenience wrapper for find(:first, *args). You can pass in all the same arguments to this method as you can to find(:first).

Parameters

args rest

Source

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb, line 114
    def first(*args)
      if args.any?
        if args.first.kind_of?(Integer) || (loaded? && !args.first.kind_of?(Hash))
          limit(*args).to_a
        else
          apply_finder_options(args.first).first
        end
      else
        find_first
      end
    end

Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb line 114 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveRecord::FinderMethods

Signature

Parameters