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Using find_by instead of .where().first

Instead of

@the_movie = Movie.where(id: params.fetch(:id)).first
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Use

@the_movie = Movie.find_by(id: params.fetch(:id))
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bomoniyi • • Edited

You can use find() and an integer if you are searching only in the primary key column

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