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# Select Value For SQL Counts
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If you are like me and prefer writing raw SQL over the Arel DSL for counting
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stuff in your database, then the `select_value` method will come in handy.
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Write a command similar to the following with a type cast to get the count
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of _whatever_.
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```ruby
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> sql = 'select count(*) from posts where published_at is not null'
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=> "select count(*) from posts where published_at is not null"
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> ActiveRecord::Base.connection.select_value(sql).to_i
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(0.6ms) select count(*) from posts where published_at is not null
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=> 42
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```
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