Grails query not using GORM

Question

What is the best way to query for something without using GORM in grails?

I have query that doesn\'t seem to fit in the GORM model, the query has a subquery

Answer 1

In the moste cases I use criteria queries.

def c = Account.createCriteria()
def results = c {
    between("balance", 500, 1000)
    eq("branch", "London")
    or {
        like("holderFirstName", "Fred%")
        like("holderFirstName", "Barney%")
    }
    maxResults(10)
    order("holderLastName", "desc")
}