/** * Creates data provider instance with search query applied * * @param array $params * * @return ActiveDataProvider */ public function search($params) { $query = employee::find(); $dataProvider = new ActiveDataProvider(['query' => $query]); $this->load($params); if (!$this->validate()) { // uncomment the following line if you do not want to return any records when validation fails // $query->where('0=1'); return $dataProvider; } $query->andFilterWhere(['id' => $this->id, 'departmentId' => $this->departmentId, 'ext' => $this->ext, 'hireDate' => $this->hireDate, 'leaveDate' => $this->leaveDate]); $query->andFilterWhere(['like', 'firstName', $this->firstName])->andFilterWhere(['like', 'lastName', $this->lastName])->andFilterWhere(['like', 'email', $this->email]); return $dataProvider; }