Yii Examples of Using CDbCriteria

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Examples of Using CDbCriteria
Basic Usage

$Criteria = new CDbCriteria();
$Criteria->condition = "price > 30";
$Products = Product::model()->findAll($Criteria);

OR

//An example using the constructor to populate the properties.
$Criteria = new CDbCriteria(array('condition' => 'price > 30'));
$Products = Product::model()->findAll($Criteria);

Personally, I like to go with the first approach. I think it’s generally easier to read, but that’s just my personal preference.
Adding A Limit

$Criteria = new CDbCriteria();
$Criteria->condition = "price > 30";
$Criteria->limit = 1;
$Products = Product::model()->findAll($Criteria);

Limit with Offset

$Criteria = new CDbCriteria();
$Criteria->condition = "price > 30";
$Criteria->limit = 1;
$Criteria->offset = 1;
$Products = Product::model()->findAll($Criteria);

Ordering Results

$Criteria = new CDbCriteria();
$Criteria->condition = "price > 30";
$Criteria->limit = 1;
$Criteria->offset = 1;
$Criteria->order = "name ASC";
$Products = Product::model()->findAll($Criteria);

Limiting Selected Fields

$Criteria = new CDbCriteria();
$Criteria->condition = "price > 30";
$Criteria->limit = 1;
$Criteria->offset = 1;
$Criteria->order = "name ASC";
$Criteria->select = "id, name";
$Products = Product::model()->findAll($Criteria);

Example relation with :

$criteria = new CDbCriteria;
$criteria->with = array('foreign_table1',
                        'foreign_table2', 
                        'foreign_table2.foreign_table3');
$criteria->together = true; // ADDED THIS
$criteria->select = array('id');
$criteria->condition = "foreign_table1.col1=:col_val AND 
                        foreign_table3.col3=:col_val2";
$criteria->params = array(':col_val' => some_val, ':col_val2' => other_val);
$criteria->order = 'foreign_table3.col5 DESC';
$criteria->limit = 10;