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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T03:51:21+00:00 2026-05-16T03:51:21+00:00

From what I have understood, the equal method checks if the object is the

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From what I have understood, the equal method checks if the object is the same.

person = Person.create!(:name => "David")
Person.find_by_name("David").should equal(person)

This should be true.

But aren’t there two different objects here?

How could two objects be the same? I don’t understand that.

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    2026-05-16T03:51:22+00:00Added an answer on May 16, 2026 at 3:51 am

    equal checks if the reference is the same. It corresponds to the Object#equal? method. You want to use == to compare these objects.

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