Add more documentation for #pluck method usage (multiple tables)

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Jędrek Domański

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Jul 13, 2018, 2:17:32 PM7/13/18
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Hi,

I noticed using the Active Record #pluck method you are not limited to selecting multiple fields from a single table but also from multiple tables. In fact, you can do more than "selecting" multiple fields from multiple tables.

User.distinct.joins(categories, :comments: :likes).pluck("users.first_name || ' ' || users.last_name, categories.name, comments.ttitle, likes.do_not_like")

I spent a lot of time pulling my hair wondering how to select multiple fields from multiple tables in the most efficient way and ended up doing a lot of research in the internet and the source code. I suggest adding this to the Rails Query Interface documentation on #pluck method http://guides.rubyonrails.org/active_record_querying.html#pluck to save other people's time.

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Xavier Noria

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Aug 18, 2018, 11:50:56 AM8/18/18
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Thanks, I have created an issue for this https://github.com/rails/rails/issues/33648.
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