# Override .find, .find\_by\_id, etc **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [December 28, 2009, 9:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/override-find-find-by-id-etc/180736 "2009-12-28T09:54:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ledowong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/fbc32d/32.png) [@ledowong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ledowong)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 9:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/override-find-find-by-id-etc/180736/1 "2009-12-28T09:54:25Z")
I read these: [http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/185297#new](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/185297#new) [http://www.freezzo.com/2008/05/14/override-default-find-conditions-for-model/](http://www.freezzo.com/2008/05/14/override-default-find-conditions-for-model/) it works, it override the .find perfectly, however it does not cover .find\_by\_id or other .find\_by\_XXX Is there anyway to override all the find function of a modal? I want to set the default “select” for User modal, only return name and id, but not the password by default. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![ledowong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/fbc32d/32.png) [@ledowong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ledowong)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 11:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/override-find-find-by-id-etc/180736/2 "2009-12-28T11:54:17Z")
On Dec 28, 9:54 am, Leonardo W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I read these:[How to properly override ActiveRecord::Base.find - Rails - Ruby-Forum](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/185297#newhttp://www.freezzo.com/2008/05/14/override-default-find-conditions-fo)… > > it works, it override the .find perfectly, however it does not cover > .find\_by\_id or other .find\_by\_XXX > > Is there anyway to override all the find function of a modal? I want to > set the default “select” for User modal, only return name and id, but > not the password by default. default\_scope ? The methods linked above should also work in recent versions of rails - find\_by\_xxx used to call find\_every/find\_initial directly but now calls find. Fred > ## Thanks > > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. – You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups “Ruby on Rails: Talk” group. To post to this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. For more options, visit this group at [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en). ---
**Author:** ![ledowong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/fbc32d/32.png) [@ledowong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ledowong)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/override-find-find-by-id-etc/180736/3 "2009-12-28T15:17:23Z")
Thanks! I am using a very old version rails… thats why it does not work… I tested on new version rails and it works, happy now =) Leonardo Frederick C. wrote: > On Dec 28, 9:54�am, Leonardo W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > I read these:[How to properly override ActiveRecord::Base.find - Rails - Ruby-Forum](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/185297#newhttp://www.freezzo.com/2008/05/14/override-default-find-conditions-fo)… > > > > it works, it override the .find perfectly, however it does not cover > > .find\_by\_id or other .find\_by\_XXX > > > > Is there anyway to override all the find function of a modal? I want to > > set the default “select” for User modal, only return name and id, but > > not the password by default. > > default\_scope ? > > The methods linked above should also work in recent versions of rails > > - find\_by\_xxx used to call find\_every/find\_initial directly but now > calls find. > > Fred > > > ## Thanks > > > > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > – > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups “Ruby on Rails: Talk” group. > To post to this group, send email to removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid. > For more options, visit this group at > [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en).