Ruby-on-Rails:从模型中选择不同的值
文档:http://guides.rubyonrails.org/active_record_querying.html#selecting-specific-fields
明确说明:
query = Client.select(:name).distinct
# => Returns unique names
但是，当我在控制器中尝试该操作时，出现以下错误:
However, when I try that in my controller, I get the following error:
undefined method `distinct' for #<ActiveRecord::Relation:0xb2f6f2cc>
明确地说，我想要不同的名字，比如 ['George', 'Brandon']，而不是客户的实际记录.有什么我遗漏的吗?
To be clear, I want the distinct names, like ['George', 'Brandon'], not the clients actual records. Is there something that I am missing?
为 rails 4 添加了 .distinct 选项，这是最新指南所指的内容.
The .distinct option was added for rails 4 which is what the latest guides refer to.
如果您仍在使用 rails 2，则需要使用:
If you are still on rails 2 you will need to use:
Client.select('distinct(name)')
轨道 3
如果您使用的是 Rails 3，则需要使用:
Rails 3
If you are on Rails 3 you will need to use:
Client.select(:name).uniq
如果您查看 Rails 3 指南的等效 部分你可以看到两个版本的区别.
If you look at the equivalent section of the rails 3 guide you can see the difference between the two versions.