Ultimate

Dynamic finders

To create a dynamic query

1. In a Grails domain class, declare fields to define mappings. For example, in the domain class Pet.groovy there are four fields:

   String name
   Date birthDate
   PetType type
   Owner owner

2. In a Grails view, controller, or test class, create a method. For example, in the PetSpec.groovy, create method testSomething().

3. In the method body, reference a domain class to be queried, and start typing the query. Press Ctrl+Space:

   

4. Press Ctrl+Space once more, and select the desired condition from the suggestion list:

   

   Repeat code completion to concatenate as many search conditions as required.