Write union query in codeigniter style

Question

How can I write the following query in Codeigniter style.

SELECT COUNT(`id`) AS reccount
  FROM 
    (SELECT `id` FROM table1 
     WHERE tid= \'101\' AND `s         


        

Answer 1

function get_merged_result($ids){                   
    $this->db->select("column");
    $this->db->distinct();
    $this->db->from("table_name");
    $this->db->where_in("id",$model_ids);
    $this->db->get(); 
    $query1 = $this->db->last_query();

    $this->db->select("column2 as column");
    $this->db->distinct();
    $this->db->from("table_name");
    $this->db->where_in("id",$model_ids);

    $this->db->get(); 
    $query2 =  $this->db->last_query();
    $query = $this->db->query($query1." UNION ".$query2);

    return $query->result();
}