Adding the conditions when parameter is available

Rails
1

Hi all,

How do we add a conditions in a ActiveRecord find method when the
parameter is available?

Lets say I want to add this category conditions when the parameter
from the client:
Product.find(:all, :conditions => [ “c.id = ?”, params[:catid])

Can we dynamically add that conditions to the find method when it is
available? Or do I have to manually make an conditional statement when
the parameter is available then give a different find method?

Thanks in advance.

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2

I often do the brute-force approach:

cond_string = []
cont_hash = {}

if params[:search_name]
cond_string << “(name ILIKE :name)”
cond_hash[:name] = “%#{params[:search_name]}%”
end
if params[:search_address]
cond_string << “(address ILIKE :name)”
cond_hash[:address] = “%#{params[:search_address]}%”
end

conditions = cond_string.join(" AND ")
Person.all :conditions => [ conditions, cond_hash ]

–Michael

3

On Mar 1, 1:35 am, Michael G. [email protected] wrote:

cond_string << "(address ILIKE :name)"
cond_hash[:address] = "%#{params[:search_address]}%"

end

conditions = cond_string.join(" AND ")
Person.all :conditions => [ conditions, cond_hash ]

The merge_conditions method (which was protected in previous versions
of rails) and the scoped named_scope are also handy for this sort of
thing.

Fred.

4

Wow this is a very clean approach. Trying this one out. :slight_smile:

Thanks heaps.

5

Joshua P. wrote:

Wow this is a very clean approach. Trying this one out. :slight_smile:

cond_string = []
cont_hash = {}

if params[:search_name]
cond_string << “(name ILIKE :name)”
cond_hash[:name] = “%#{params[:search_name]}%”
end

It also prevents SQL injection attacks:

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/exploits_of_a_mom.png