method
increment_counter
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- Class:
ActiveRecord::CounterCache::ClassMethods
increment_counter(counter_name, id)public
Increment a numeric field by one, via a direct SQL update.
This method is used primarily for maintaining counter_cache columns that are used to store aggregate values. For example, a DiscussionBoard may cache posts_count and comments_count to avoid running an SQL query to calculate the number of posts and comments there are, each time it is displayed.
Parameters
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counter_name - The name of the field that should be incremented.
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id - The id of the object that should be incremented or an Array of ids.
Examples
# Increment the post_count column for the record with an id of 5 DiscussionBoard.increment_counter(:post_count, 5)