Yii2 how does search() in SearchModel work?

Question

Please can someone explain how the search method in a Yii2 SearchModel works? I generated it using Gii. Here it is:

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Answer 1

If you want some additional param to pass to search() method, you can change search method like this in SomeSearch.php:

public function search($params, $additional=0)
{
   //...
   if($additional==1) {
       $query->andWhere(['status'=>['some', 'other']);
   }
}

and inside controller:

public function actionIndex()
{
   $searchModel = new AdminSearch();

   $additional=1;
   $dataProvider = $searchModel->search(Yii::$app->request->queryParams, $additional);

   return $this->render('index', [
      'searchModel' => $searchModel,
      'dataProvider' => $dataProvider,
   ]);
}