/**
* Finds beans by its type and a certain criteria set.
*
* Format of criteria set: property => value
* The criteria set also supports OR-conditions: property => array( value1, orValue2 )
*
* If the additional SQL is a condition, this condition will be glued to the rest
* of the query using an AND operator. Note that this is as far as this method
* can go, there is no way to glue additional SQL using an OR-condition.
* This method provides access to an underlying mechanism in the RedBeanPHP architecture
* to find beans using criteria sets. However, please do not use this method
* for complex queries, use plain SQL instead ( the regular find method ) as it is
* more suitable for the job. This method is
* meant for basic search-by-example operations.
*
* @param string $type type of bean to search for
* @param array $conditions criteria set describing the bean to search for
* @param string $sql additional SQL (for sorting)
*
* @return array
*/
public function findLike($type, $conditions = array(), $sql = '')
{
if (count($conditions) > 0) {
foreach ($conditions as $key => $condition) {
if (!count($condition)) {
unset($conditions[$key]);
}
}
}
return $this->redbean->find($type, $conditions, $sql);
}
