Rails 2.3 : Default Scopes
default_scope(options = {})
class Article < ActiveRecord::Base default_scope :order => 'created_at DESC' end Article.find(:all) #=> "SELECT * FROM `articles` ORDER BY created_at DESC" Article.with_exclusive_scope { find(:all) } #=> "SELECT * FROM `articles`
Ruby on Rails 2.3 Release Notes - 4.4 Default Scopes
Class: ActiveRecord::Base