# Replace value after retrieving from database

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/replace-value-after-retrieving-from-database/90801>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 1, 2007, 10:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/replace-value-after-retrieving-from-database/90801 "2007-04-01T22:14:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![drlelon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@drlelon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/drlelon)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2007, 10:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/replace-value-after-retrieving-from-database/90801/1 "2007-04-01T22:14:37Z")

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Hi,

I have values in my database stored as integers:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

When I retrieve and display these values in a List or Show, I want to  
map them to text such as:

Text1, Text2, Text3, Text4, Text5

What’s the easiest way to do this?

Thanks,

David