def query = Person.where {
firstName == "Bart"
}
Person bart = query.find()where
Purpose
Defines a new grails.gorm.DetachedCriteria instance.
Examples
Basic query:
Conjunctions/Disjunctions:
def query = Person.where {
(lastName != "Simpson" && firstName != "Fred") || (firstName == "Bart" && age > 9)
}
def results = query.list(sort:"firstName")Property comparison:
def query = Person.where {
firstName == lastName
}Querying Associations:
def query = Pet.where {
owner.firstName == "Joe" || owner.firstName == "Fred"
}Subqueries:
final query = Person.where {
age > avg(age)
}Description
The where method is a powerful new type-safe querying option introduced in Grails 2.0. For more information on using the where method see the dedicated section on Where Queries and Detached Criteria in the user guide.