method

decrement_counter

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decrement_counter(counter_name, id) public

Decrement a numeric field by one, via a direct SQL update.

This works the same as #increment_counter but reduces the column value by 1 instead of increasing it.

Parameters

  • counter_name - The name of the field that should be decremented.

  • id - The id of the object that should be decremented or an array of ids.

Examples

# Decrement the posts_count column for the record with an id of 5
DiscussionBoard.decrement_counter(:posts_count, 5)
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