Converting to datetime object is an excellent idea. Thanks Jarin! On Feb 20, 12:02 am, Jarin Udom <ja...@robotmo.de> wrote: > For that particular search, you'll have to build your own search > queries. The only other option is to load all records into memory and > filter by the age instance method, but of course you don't want to do > that. > > Searchlogic will still make the search easier though. You can convert > the age from an integer into a datetime object and use it in a > Searchlogic search like so: > > age = 29 > > User.birthdate_greater_than(age.years.ago).birthdate_less_than((age - > 1).years.ago).all > > Hope this helps! > > Jarin Udom > Robot Mode LLC > > On Feb 19, 10:30 pm, Ease Bus <ease...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Can I use something like searchlogic to search for objects based on > > the return values of instance methods? E.g., I'd like to search for > > users of a certain "age" but age is not a column, it's an instance > > method, returning the age value calculated from the birthdate, which > > is a column. > > > Is there a quick way like searchlogic to do this or do I have to build > > my own search queries? Thanks.
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