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ActiveRecord where.not

When I need a IS NULL SQL expression with ActiveRecord it is easy to avoid a SQL string fragment.

User.where(deactivated_at: nil)
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But in early versions of Rails using IS NOT NULL required a string.

User.where("deactivated_at is not null")
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But modern Rails has where.not expressions which can eliminate the string.

User.where.not(deactivated_at: nil)
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