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u = User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first
s = u.setting
s.regular_info = false
s.save

Does anyone know how to write it shorter? Perhaps in one line? That would be awesome. Thanks, merci :)

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u = User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first
s = u.setting
s.regular_info = false
s.save

Does anyone know how to write it shorter? Perhaps in one line? That would be awesome. Thanks, merci :)

ruby-on-rails ruby

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  If you're using Rails then you should tag your question as such, otherwise there's no way of knowing how your code can be changed
  
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u = User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first
s = u.setting
s.regular_info = false
s.save

Does anyone know how to write it shorter? Perhaps in one line? That would be awesome. Thanks, merci :)

ruby-on-rails ruby

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edited Oct 15 '11 at 13:05

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u = User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first
s = u.setting
s.regular_info = false
s.save

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User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first.setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

(don't have a console handy to check, but think that should work ..)

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  Great! Thankyou! :)
  
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I'm not sure how do you define your email_equals method, but Rails provides Dynamic attribute-based finders which returns the first match or nil for not found.

User.find_by_email("tabaluga@gmail.com").setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

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  This is the best answer (IMHO).
  
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  Use try to handle the nil results returned by find_by_email and settings methods, i.e. find_by_email("tabaluga@gmail.com").try(:setting).try(:update_attribute, :regular_info, false)
  
  – Harish Shetty
  Oct 15 '11 at 18:59
  

  
  
  
  


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  @KandadaBoggu, if I want to handle nil in this case, then I prefer not using try. I prefer using find_by_email!, so I could rescue the exception or I split it into two lines with condition instead.
  
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  Oct 15 '11 at 19:34
  

  
  
  
  


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  The find_by_email call doesn't throw exception. It will simply return nil upon not finding a match. Only find method throws RecordNotFound exception.
  
  – Harish Shetty
  Oct 16 '11 at 5:33
  

  
  
  
  


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  @KandadaBoggu, find_by_email doesn't raise the exception when it can't found, but find_by_email! does raise the exception.
  
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  Nov 1 '11 at 3:04
  
  

  
  
  
  

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Although you can write this in one line, I would recommend against it. This makes your code less readable and maintainable.

This is also an isolated example; realistically the email would not be hardcoded, it would be stored in its own variable and might be an argument.

One Liner

User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first.setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

Two Liner

user = User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first
user.setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

# Or...
user_setting = User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first.setting
user_setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

# More readable, but not maintainable
User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first 
 .setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

Three Liner

user = User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first
setting = user.setting
setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

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User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first.setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

(don't have a console handy to check, but think that should work ..)

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  Great! Thankyou! :)
  
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User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first.setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

(don't have a console handy to check, but think that should work ..)

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  Great! Thankyou! :)
  
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  Oct 15 '11 at 13:10
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first.setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

(don't have a console handy to check, but think that should work ..)

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User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first.setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

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I'm not sure how do you define your email_equals method, but Rails provides Dynamic attribute-based finders which returns the first match or nil for not found.

User.find_by_email("tabaluga@gmail.com").setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

share|improve this answer

answered Oct 15 '11 at 15:06

SamnangSamnang

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This is the best answer (IMHO).
  
  – Mischa
  Oct 15 '11 at 15:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Use try to handle the nil results returned by find_by_email and settings methods, i.e. find_by_email("tabaluga@gmail.com").try(:setting).try(:update_attribute, :regular_info, false)
  
  – Harish Shetty
  Oct 15 '11 at 18:59
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @KandadaBoggu, if I want to handle nil in this case, then I prefer not using try. I prefer using find_by_email!, so I could rescue the exception or I split it into two lines with condition instead.
  
  – Samnang
  Oct 15 '11 at 19:34
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  The find_by_email call doesn't throw exception. It will simply return nil upon not finding a match. Only find method throws RecordNotFound exception.
  
  – Harish Shetty
  Oct 16 '11 at 5:33
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @KandadaBoggu, find_by_email doesn't raise the exception when it can't found, but find_by_email! does raise the exception.
  
  – Samnang
  Nov 1 '11 at 3:04
  
  

  
  
  
  

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I'm not sure how do you define your email_equals method, but Rails provides Dynamic attribute-based finders which returns the first match or nil for not found.

User.find_by_email("tabaluga@gmail.com").setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

share|improve this answer

answered Oct 15 '11 at 15:06

SamnangSamnang

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This is the best answer (IMHO).
  
  – Mischa
  Oct 15 '11 at 15:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Use try to handle the nil results returned by find_by_email and settings methods, i.e. find_by_email("tabaluga@gmail.com").try(:setting).try(:update_attribute, :regular_info, false)
  
  – Harish Shetty
  Oct 15 '11 at 18:59
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @KandadaBoggu, if I want to handle nil in this case, then I prefer not using try. I prefer using find_by_email!, so I could rescue the exception or I split it into two lines with condition instead.
  
  – Samnang
  Oct 15 '11 at 19:34
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  The find_by_email call doesn't throw exception. It will simply return nil upon not finding a match. Only find method throws RecordNotFound exception.
  
  – Harish Shetty
  Oct 16 '11 at 5:33
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @KandadaBoggu, find_by_email doesn't raise the exception when it can't found, but find_by_email! does raise the exception.
  
  – Samnang
  Nov 1 '11 at 3:04
  
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 1 more comment

I'm not sure how do you define your email_equals method, but Rails provides Dynamic attribute-based finders which returns the first match or nil for not found.

User.find_by_email("tabaluga@gmail.com").setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

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answered Oct 15 '11 at 15:06

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User.find_by_email("tabaluga@gmail.com").setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

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Although you can write this in one line, I would recommend against it. This makes your code less readable and maintainable.

This is also an isolated example; realistically the email would not be hardcoded, it would be stored in its own variable and might be an argument.

One Liner

User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first.setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

Two Liner

user = User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first
user.setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

# Or...
user_setting = User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first.setting
user_setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

# More readable, but not maintainable
User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first 
 .setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

Three Liner

user = User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first
setting = user.setting
setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

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Although you can write this in one line, I would recommend against it. This makes your code less readable and maintainable.

This is also an isolated example; realistically the email would not be hardcoded, it would be stored in its own variable and might be an argument.

One Liner

User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first.setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

Two Liner

user = User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first
user.setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

# Or...
user_setting = User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first.setting
user_setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

# More readable, but not maintainable
User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first 
 .setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

Three Liner

user = User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first
setting = user.setting
setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 26 at 0:16

answered Mar 25 at 23:57

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Although you can write this in one line, I would recommend against it. This makes your code less readable and maintainable.

This is also an isolated example; realistically the email would not be hardcoded, it would be stored in its own variable and might be an argument.

One Liner

User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first.setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

Two Liner

user = User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first
user.setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

# Or...
user_setting = User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first.setting
user_setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

# More readable, but not maintainable
User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first 
 .setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

Three Liner

user = User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first
setting = user.setting
setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 26 at 0:16

answered Mar 25 at 23:57

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User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first.setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

user = User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first
user.setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

# Or...
user_setting = User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first.setting
user_setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

# More readable, but not maintainable
User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first 
 .setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

user = User.email_equals("tabaluga@gmail.com").first
setting = user.setting
setting.update_attribute(:regular_info, false)

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 26 at 0:16

answered Mar 25 at 23:57

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answered Mar 25 at 23:57

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