What's the best way to include a LIKE clause in a Rails query?

Question

What\'s the best way to include a LIKE clause in a Rails query i.e. something along the lines of (the completely incorrect):

 Question.where(:content => \         


        

Answer 1

If you want really sexy conditions and and don't have problems with external dependencies, I highly recommend MetaWhere and it's successor Squeel:

# MetaWhere
Question.where(:content.like => '%farming%')

# MetaWhere with operators overloaded
Question.where(:content =~ '%farming%')

# Squeel
Question.where { :content.matches => '%farming%' }

# Squeel with operators overloaded
Question.where { :content =~ '%farming%' }