/**
* Prepares the Criteria object and uses the parent doSelect() method to execute a PDOStatement.
*
* Use this method directly if you want to work with an executed statement durirectly (for example
* to perform your own object hydration).
*
* @param Criteria $criteria The Criteria object used to build the SELECT statement.
* @param PropelPDO $con The connection to use
* @throws PropelException Any exceptions caught during processing will be
* rethrown wrapped into a PropelException.
* @return PDOStatement The executed PDOStatement object.
* @see BasePeer::doSelect()
*/
public static function doSelectStmt(Criteria $criteria, PropelPDO $con = null)
{
$con = categoryPeer::alternativeCon($con);
$criteria = categoryPeer::prepareCriteriaForSelect($criteria);
// BasePeer returns a PDOStatement
return BasePeer::doSelect($criteria, $con);
}