class function vs. object function

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Hi - I want to define a customized finding method on a class, that is accessible to the class, not just the object, just like you can say Class.find(:all) for ActiveRecord without needing an instance of Class.

So, I might want to do something like:

def specials find(... these would be the find parameters) #does this call Class.find? end

def popular find(... again, particular find params) end

I tried this, but I cannot call the methods from the class, it looks like I need an object. Is there a particular way to declare a class- level function? If not, does Ruby just assume the programmer is not doing any object-specific work?

Thanks, Dino

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class Movie    def self.popular(options = {})      Movie.find(:all, options.merge({:conditions = "review_count > 100"}))    end end