# User\[17\]

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/user-17/192922>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 8, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/user-17/192922 "2010-08-08T15:43:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Third\_Replicator](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@Third\_Replicator](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Third_Replicator)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/user-17/192922/1 "2010-08-08T15:43:41Z")

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In Rails 2.3.8 if you put this in RAILS\_ROOT/initializers/

# active\_record\_extensions.rb

module ActiveRecord  
class Base  
class \<\< self  
def   
find(index)  
end  
end  
end  
end

Then you can access like an array:

User[17]

instead of the more verbose:

User.find(17)

Personally, I think it’s kinda nice.

David 🙂