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Dynamic find_by Methods

#2 Dynamic find_by Methods

Mar 06, 2007 | 1 minute | Active Record
Shorten simple finds considerably and improve readability by using the dynamic find_all_by and find_by methods.
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tasks_controller.rb 
def incomplete
  @tasks = Task.find_all_by_complete(false)
end

def last_incomplete
  @task = Task.find_by_complete(false, :order => 'created_at DESC')
end