method
calculate
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- Class:
ActiveRecord::Calculations
calculate(operation, column_name, options = {})public
This calculates aggregate values in the given column. Methods for count, sum, average, minimum, and maximum have been added as shortcuts.
There are two basic forms of output:
* Single aggregate value: The single value is type cast to Integer for COUNT, Float for AVG, and the given column's type for everything else. * Grouped values: This returns an ordered hash of the values and groups them. It takes either a column name, or the name of a belongs_to association. values = Person.group('last_name').maximum(:age) puts values["Drake"] # => 43 drake = Family.find_by(last_name: 'Drake') values = Person.group(:family).maximum(:age) # Person belongs_to :family puts values[drake] # => 43 values.each do |family, max_age| ... end Person.calculate(:count, :all) # The same as Person.count Person.average(:age) # SELECT AVG(age) FROM people... # Selects the minimum age for any family without any minors Person.group(:last_name).having("min(age) > 17").minimum(:age) Person.sum("2 * age")