sql = Where.new('x=?',5).and( Where.new('x=?',6).or('x=?',7)).to_s`
returns (x=5) and ( ( x=6 ) or ( x=7 ) )
def get_search_query_string
where = Where.new
where.and('users.first_name like ?', params[:search_first_name] + '%') unless params[:search_first_name].blank?
where.and('users.last_name like ?', params[:search_last_name] + '%') unless params[:search_last_name].blank?
status_where = Where.new
for status in params[search_statuses].split(',')
status_where.or 'status=?', status
end
where.and status_where unless status_where.blank?
where.to_s
end
User.find(:all, :conditions => get_search_query_string)`
User.find(:all, :conditions => Where.new('first_name like ?', 'Tim').and('last_name like ?', 'Harper') )
Sweet chaining action!
Tim Harper ( “timseeharperATgmail.seeom”.gsub(“see”, “c”).gsub(“AT”, “@”) )
Thiago Pradi (http://github.com/tchandy)