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count

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count(column_name = nil, count_options = {}) public

Count all records using SQL. If the :counter_sql or :finder_sql option is set for the association, it will be used for the query. Otherwise, construct options and pass them with scope to the target class’s count.

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# File activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/collection_association.rb, line 179
      def count(column_name = nil, count_options = {})
        column_name, count_options = nil, column_name if column_name.is_a?(Hash)

        if options[:counter_sql] || options[:finder_sql]
          unless count_options.blank?
            raise ArgumentError, "If finder_sql/counter_sql is used then options cannot be passed"
          end

          reflection.klass.count_by_sql(custom_counter_sql)
        else
          if options[:uniq]
            # This is needed because 'SELECT count(DISTINCT *)..' is not valid SQL.
            column_name ||= reflection.klass.primary_key
            count_options.merge!(:distinct => true)
          end

          value = scoped.count(column_name, count_options)

          limit  = options[:limit]
          offset = options[:offset]

          if limit || offset
            [ [value - offset.to_i, 0].max, limit.to_i ].min
          else
            value
          end
        end
      end

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