instance method `third`

Ruby on Rails 4.1.16

Since v4.1.16

Available in: 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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third()

Find the third record. If no order is defined it will order by primary key.

Person.third # returns the third object fetched by SELECT * FROM people
Person.offset(3).third # returns the third object from OFFSET 3 (which is OFFSET 5)
Person.where(["user_name = :u", { u: user_name }]).third

Source

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb, line 197
    def third
      find_nth(:third, offset_value ? offset_value + 2 : 2)
    end

Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb line 197 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveRecord::FinderMethods

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