Reputation: 367
How can I get duplicate posts in my view?
I want to be able to do something like this:
@post = post.find(1,2,1)
to return post 1 , post 2 and then post 1 (again).
realize this is a dumb question but I can't find any documentation.
Upvotes: 1
Views: 592
Reputation: 12042
Although I'm not sure about the use case you can do something like:
@posts = Post.find(1,2) << Post.find(1)
of you can define this in your Post model:
def find_with_array(*args)
posts = []
for arg in args
posts << Post.find(arg)
end
posts
end
Obviously the above is inefficient as you are making many SQL calls. If you want it efficient then you can write a code that makes one sql call (but will not return duplicates) and then iterate through the array and rearrange (with copying for duplicates) such as (not fully tested):
def find_with_array(*args)
posts_with_no_duplicates = Post.find(args)
posts_with_duplicates = []
for arg in args
for post in posts_with_no_duplicates
if arg == post.id
posts_with_duplicates << post
end
end
end
end
This one should be better as you are only making one call to DB (normally slowest part) however it's O(N^2) There might be a way to make it O(N) if need be. However It's great improvement from the previous option
Upvotes: 1
Reputation: 985
Without knowing more detail, here's what I would advise. Take a look at this post regarding checkbox arrays: http://www.skuunk.com/2008/05/checkbox-arrays-in-rails.html
Each checkbox drops a value into a particular params key. This will solve the problem of getting an array with a list of values. Let me know in the comments if this doesn't resolve your particular issue.
Upvotes: 0