ReQL command: to_a

Command syntax

cursor.to_a()

Description

Retrieve all results as an array.

RethinkDB sequences can be iterated through via the Ruby Enumerable interface; to coerce a cursor into an array, use the Ruby to_a() command.

Example: For small result sets it may be more convenient to process them at once as an array.

cursor = r.table('users').run()
users = cursor.to_a()
process_results(users)

The equivalent query with an each block would be:

cursor = r.table('users').run()
cursor.each { |doc|
    process_results(doc)
}

Note: Because a feed is a cursor that never terminates, using to_a with a feed will never return. Use each instead. See the changes command for more information on feeds.

Related commands

• each
• close (cursor)

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