From: Hassan Schroeder <hassan.schroeder@...>
Date: 2012-04-26T08:46:28+09:00
Subject: Re: Method Missing as Filter

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Christopher D. <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:

> I can check that there is indeed a username ("Tom") and return 1 if
> there is one and 0 by using this code
> User.find_by_username("Tom")? 1 : 0
>
> How would I find out Tom's corresponding id?

Here's a couple of ways:

  @user = User.find_by_username("Tom") ? @user.id : 0

  User.find_by_username("Tom").id rescue 0

I'll bet there will be other suggestions :-)

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