# File lib/active_record/base.rb, line 374
      def find(*args)
        options = extract_options_from_args!(args)
        validate_find_options(options)
        set_readonly_option!(options)

        case args.first
          when :first then find_initial(options)
          when :all   then find_every(options)
          else             find_from_ids(args, options)
        end
      end