Rails : Check if model has an item

Question

I have a model called book. I want to be able to check if it has a book with the id of some number. It's a simple question, and I'm just learning. Don't be too harsh....

Answer 1

Well, it's simply:

Book.find_by_id(your_id)

It will render an object or nil.

Don't use Book.find(your_id) , because it raises an exception if no book has the expected id.

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