instance method `second_to_last`

Ruby on Rails 8.0.4

Since v5.2.8.1

Available in: 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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second_to_last()

Find the second-to-last record. If no order is defined it will order by primary key.

Person.second_to_last # returns the second-to-last object fetched by SELECT * FROM people
Person.offset(3).second_to_last # returns the second-to-last object from OFFSET 3
Person.where(["user_name = :u", { u: user_name }]).second_to_last

Source

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb, line 319
    def second_to_last
      find_nth_from_last 2
    end

Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/finder_methods.rb line 319 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveRecord::FinderMethods

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