Question

Current Code

@current_site_name = 'SITENAME'
@current_site = Site.where(:name => @current_site_name)
@current_site_id = @current_site.id

Basically, the name column in our Site model is unique. We are selecting a row using the site name as a parameter.

I am returned: <ActiveRecord::Relation:0x59426bc1>

I understand that I cannot simply ask for @current_site.id but is there any way to put the ID of the single activerecord into the variable @current_site_id

Again, there will always be one active record.

Answer 1

As you’ve seen, where will return an ActiveRecord::Relation (a set of rows), even if there’s only one row that matches your criteria. You can make @current_site be assigned to the row you want by changing the line to this:

@current_site = Site.where(:name => @current_site_name).first