ruby - Rails find_or_create_by with/without where -
let's have model named task . , want find_or_create_by task. t = task.where(done: false).find_or_create_by(title: 'epic') this model works, create task title equal epic , done equal false. want query search through done equal false, don't want new record done equal false. how can it? you can use called: find_or_initialize_by . initializes record, doesn't create it. way, can override properties later on: task = task.where(done: false).find_or_initialize_by(title: 'epic').first task.done = true # or nil or whatever want! task.save i saved first record task.done = true . if there more 1 record, can use each iterate through of them, , save them all. edit: task.where(:done => false).first_or_initialize |task| task.done = true task.title = 'epic' end
