method

delete_by

v6.0.0 - Show latest stable - Class: ActiveRecord::Relation

delete_by(*args)

public

Finds and deletes all records matching the specified conditions. This is short-hand for relation.where(condition).delete_all. Returns the number of rows affected.

If no record is found, returns 0 as zero rows were affected.

Person.delete_by(id: 13)
Person.delete_by(name: 'Spartacus', rating: 4)
Person.delete_by("published_at < ?", 2.weeks.ago)

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb, line 604
    def delete_by(*args)
      where(*args).delete_all
    end

delete_by

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