A dumb question on extracting a value from a hash

Hi,
I have the following code fragment;

@comm_type = Communication.find_by_sql(‘select id from
communication_types where upper(description) = “EMAIL”’)

Which results in

@comm_type
=> [#<Communication:0x39a0f60 @attributes={“id”=>“4”}>]

But when I try to test an ActiveREcord against this it doesn’t work;

@recipient.communications.each do |comm|
if comm.communications_type_id == @comm_type
@email_address = comm.code
end
end

What do I need to write to get at that value in the hash. Sorry it’s
such a dumb question :~(

Cheers,
Eric.

On Jan 31, 2006, at 3:51 PM, Eric S. wrote:

But when I try to test an ActiveREcord against this it doesn’t work;

@recipient.communications.each do |comm|
if comm.communications_type_id == @comm_type
if comm.communications_type_id == @comm_type.id


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I think thats all your missing

Cheers-
-Ezra Z.
Yakima Herald-Republic
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Hi Ezra,
Nope - I tried that (and a few other combinations) @comm_type.id is
returning the id of the hash not the id within the hash. I’d have
expected to get the attribute 4 too, but noooo
Eric.

Eric-

Ahh your right. Ok well this will work:

@comm_type[0][:id]

Cheers-
-Ezra

On Jan 31, 2006, at 4:09 PM, Eric S. wrote:

if comm.communications_type_id == @comm_type

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Hi Ezra - Many Thanks. Works just like a bought one!!
Eric.