Question

I have the following code in my Calls controller:

@calls = Call.where(:destination => ("1234"),
                    :destination => ("5678"),
                    :destination => ("91011"))

Although the above code works, it’s only listing records with a destination of 91011. I would somehow like to show all records of which the destination field matches any of the numbers.

I’m unsure as to whether or not I should be adding a .where statement for each filter or not.

Any help would be appreciated!

This is very similar to another question I asked a while ago. However, that was to further filter a find condition rather than widen the scope.

Answer 1

Try this:

@calls = Call.where(:destination => ["1234", "5678", "91011"])

Also, if you’re on ruby 1.9, you can use the new hash syntax:

@calls = Call.where(destination: ["1234", "5678", "91011"])

Update:

For a limit, there’s a method

@calls = Call.where(destination: ["1234", "5678", "91011"]).limit(10)

I strongly suggest you read about ActiveRecord Query Interface, it’s awesome!