instance method `sum`

Ruby on Rails 5.2.8.1

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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sum(column_name = nil)

Calculates the sum of values on a given column. The value is returned with the same data type of the column, 0 if there’s no row. See #calculate for examples with options.

Person.sum(:age) # => 4562

Parameters

column_name opt = nil

Source

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/calculations.rb, line 86
    def sum(column_name = nil)
      if block_given?
        unless column_name.nil?
          ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn \
            "When `sum' is called with a block, it ignores other arguments. " \
            "This behavior is now deprecated and will result in an ArgumentError in Rails 6.0."
        end

        return super()
      end

      calculate(:sum, column_name)
    end

Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/calculations.rb line 86 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveRecord::Calculations

Signature

Parameters