Find Options

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​Advanced options​
Basic options
All repository and manager find methods accept special options you can use to query data you need without using QueryBuilder:
select - indicates which properties of the main object must be selected
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userRepository.find({ select: ["firstName", "lastName"] });
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will execute following query:
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SELECT "firstName", "lastName" FROM "user"
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relations - relations needs to be loaded with the main entity. Sub-relations can also be loaded (shorthand for join and leftJoinAndSelect)
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userRepository.find({ relations: ["profile", "photos", "videos"] });
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userRepository.find({
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    relations: ["profile", "photos", "videos", "videos.video_attributes"],
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});
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will execute following queries:
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SELECT * FROM "user"
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LEFT JOIN "profile" ON "profile"."id" = "user"."profileId"
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LEFT JOIN "photos" ON "photos"."id" = "user"."photoId"
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LEFT JOIN "videos" ON "videos"."id" = "user"."videoId"
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SELECT * FROM "user"
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LEFT JOIN "profile" ON "profile"."id" = "user"."profileId"
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LEFT JOIN "photos" ON "photos"."id" = "user"."photoId"
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LEFT JOIN "videos" ON "videos"."id" = "user"."videoId"
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LEFT JOIN "video_attributes" ON "video_attributes"."id" = "videos"."video_attributesId"
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join - joins needs to be performed for the entity. Extended version of "relations".
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userRepository.find({
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    join: {
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        alias: "user",
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        leftJoinAndSelect: {
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            profile: "user.profile",
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            photo: "user.photos",
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            video: "user.videos",
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        },
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    },
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "user" "user"
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LEFT JOIN "profile" ON "profile"."id" = "user"."profile"
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LEFT JOIN "photo" ON "photo"."id" = "user"."photos"
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LEFT JOIN "video" ON "video"."id" = "user"."videos"
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where - simple conditions by which entity should be queried.
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userRepository.find({ where: { firstName: "Timber", lastName: "Saw" } });
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "user"
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WHERE "firstName" = 'Timber' AND "lastName" = 'Saw'
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Querying a column from an embedded entity should be done with respect to the hierarchy in which it was defined. Example:
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userRepository.find({
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    where: {
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        project: { name: "TypeORM", initials: "TORM" },
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    },
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    relations: ["project"],
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "user"
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WHERE "project"."name" = 'TypeORM' AND "project"."initials" = 'TORM'
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LEFT JOIN "project" ON "project"."id" = "user"."projectId"
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Querying with OR operator:
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userRepository.find({
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    where: [
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        { firstName: "Timber", lastName: "Saw" },
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        { firstName: "Stan", lastName: "Lee" },
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    ],
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "user" WHERE ("firstName" = 'Timber' AND "lastName" = 'Saw') OR ("firstName" = 'Stan' AND "lastName" = 'Lee')
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order - selection order.
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userRepository.find({
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    order: {
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        name: "ASC",
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        id: "DESC",
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    },
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "user"
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ORDER BY "name" ASC, "id" DESC
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withDeleted - include entities which have been soft deleted with softDelete or softRemove, e.g. have their @DeleteDateColumn column set. By default, soft deleted entities are not included.
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userRepository.find({
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    withDeleted: true,
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});
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find methods which return multiple entities (find, findAndCount, findByIds) also accept following options:
skip - offset (paginated) from where entities should be taken.
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userRepository.find({
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    skip: 5,
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});
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SELECT * FROM "user"
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OFFSET 5
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take - limit (paginated) - max number of entities that should be taken.
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userRepository.find({
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    take: 10,
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "user"
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LIMIT 10
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** skip and take should be used together
** If you are using typeorm with MSSQL, and want to use take or limit, you need to use order as well or you will receive the following error: 'Invalid usage of the option NEXT in the FETCH statement.'
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userRepository.find({
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    order: {
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        columnName: "ASC",
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    },
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    skip: 0,
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    take: 10,
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "user"
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ORDER BY "columnName" ASC
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LIMIT 10 OFFSET 0
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cache - Enables or disables query result caching. See caching for more information and options.
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userRepository.find({
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    cache: true,
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});
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lock - Enables locking mechanism for query. Can be used only in findOne method. lock is an object which can be defined as:
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{ mode: "optimistic", version: number|Date }
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or
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{
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    mode: "pessimistic_read" |
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        "pessimistic_write" |
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        "dirty_read" |
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        "pessimistic_partial_write" |
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        "pessimistic_write_or_fail" |
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        "for_no_key_update";
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}
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for example:
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userRepository.findOne(1, {
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    lock: { mode: "optimistic", version: 1 },
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});
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Support of lock modes, and SQL statements they translate to, are listed in the table below (blank cell denotes unsupported). When specified lock mode is not supported, a LockNotSupportedOnGivenDriverError error will be thrown.
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|                 | pessimistic_read         | pessimistic_write       | dirty_read    | pessimistic_partial_write   | pessimistic_write_or_fail   | for_no_key_update   |
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| --------------- | --------------------     | ----------------------- | ------------- | --------------------------- | --------------------------- | ------------------- |
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| MySQL           | LOCK IN SHARE MODE       | FOR UPDATE              | (nothing)     | FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED      | FOR UPDATE NOWAIT           |                     |
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| Postgres        | FOR SHARE                | FOR UPDATE              | (nothing)     | FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED      | FOR UPDATE NOWAIT           | FOR NO KEY UPDATE   |
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| Oracle          | FOR UPDATE               | FOR UPDATE              | (nothing)     |                             |                             |                     |
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| SQL Server      | WITH (HOLDLOCK, ROWLOCK) | WITH (UPDLOCK, ROWLOCK) | WITH (NOLOCK) |                             |                             |                     |
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| AuroraDataApi   | LOCK IN SHARE MODE       | FOR UPDATE              | (nothing)     |                             |                             |                     |
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| CockroachDB     |                          | FOR UPDATE              | (nothing)     |                             | FOR UPDATE NOWAIT           | FOR NO KEY UPDATE   |
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Complete example of find options:
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userRepository.find({
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    select: ["firstName", "lastName"],
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    relations: ["profile", "photos", "videos"],
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    where: {
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        firstName: "Timber",
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        lastName: "Saw",
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        profile: {
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            userName: "tshaw",
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        },
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    },
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    order: {
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        name: "ASC",
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        id: "DESC",
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    },
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    skip: 5,
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    take: 10,
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    cache: true,
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});
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If undefined is passed as an argument, find will return all items in the table, and findOne will return the first item in the table.
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userRepository.find(undefined);
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "user"
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Advanced options
TypeORM provides a lot of built-in operators that can be used to create more complex comparisons:
Not
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import { Not } from "typeorm";
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const loadedPosts = await connection.getRepository(Post).find({
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    title: Not("About #1"),
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "post" WHERE "title" != 'About #1'
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LessThan
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import { LessThan } from "typeorm";
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const loadedPosts = await connection.getRepository(Post).find({
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    likes: LessThan(10),
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "post" WHERE "likes" < 10
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LessThanOrEqual
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import { LessThanOrEqual } from "typeorm";
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const loadedPosts = await connection.getRepository(Post).find({
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    likes: LessThanOrEqual(10),
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "post" WHERE "likes" <= 10
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MoreThan
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import { MoreThan } from "typeorm";
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const loadedPosts = await connection.getRepository(Post).find({
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    likes: MoreThan(10),
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "post" WHERE "likes" > 10
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MoreThanOrEqual
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import { MoreThanOrEqual } from "typeorm";
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const loadedPosts = await connection.getRepository(Post).find({
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    likes: MoreThanOrEqual(10),
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "post" WHERE "likes" >= 10
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Equal
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import { Equal } from "typeorm";
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const loadedPosts = await connection.getRepository(Post).find({
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    title: Equal("About #2"),
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "post" WHERE "title" = 'About #2'
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Like
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import { Like } from "typeorm";
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const loadedPosts = await connection.getRepository(Post).find({
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    title: Like("%out #%"),
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "post" WHERE "title" LIKE '%out #%'
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ILike
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import { ILike } from "typeorm";
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const loadedPosts = await connection.getRepository(Post).find({
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    title: ILike("%out #%"),
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "post" WHERE "title" ILIKE '%out #%'
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Between
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import { Between } from "typeorm";
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const loadedPosts = await connection.getRepository(Post).find({
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    likes: Between(1, 10),
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "post" WHERE "likes" BETWEEN 1 AND 10
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In
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import { In } from "typeorm";
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const loadedPosts = await connection.getRepository(Post).find({
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    title: In(["About #2", "About #3"]),
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "post" WHERE "title" IN ('About #2','About #3')
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Any
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import { Any } from "typeorm";
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const loadedPosts = await connection.getRepository(Post).find({
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    title: Any(["About #2", "About #3"]),
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});
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will execute following query (Postgres notation):
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SELECT * FROM "post" WHERE "title" = ANY(['About #2','About #3'])
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IsNull
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import { IsNull } from "typeorm";
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const loadedPosts = await connection.getRepository(Post).find({
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    title: IsNull(),
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "post" WHERE "title" IS NULL
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Raw
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import { Raw } from "typeorm";
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const loadedPosts = await connection.getRepository(Post).find({
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    likes: Raw("dislikes - 4"),
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "post" WHERE "likes" = "dislikes" - 4
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In the simplest case, a raw query is inserted immediately after the equal symbol. But you can also completely rewrite the comparison logic using the function.
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import { Raw } from "typeorm";
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const loadedPosts = await connection.getRepository(Post).find({
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    currentDate: Raw((alias) => `${alias} > NOW()`),
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "post" WHERE "currentDate" > NOW()
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If you need to provide user input, you should not include the user input directly in your query as this may create a SQL injection vulnerability. Instead, you can use the second argument of the Raw function to provide a list of parameters to bind to the query.
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import { Raw } from "typeorm";
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const loadedPosts = await connection.getRepository(Post).find({
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    currentDate: Raw((alias) => `${alias} > :date`, { date: "2020-10-06" }),
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "post" WHERE "currentDate" > '2020-10-06'
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If you need to provide user input that is an array, you can bind them as a list of values in the SQL statement by using the special expression syntax:
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import { Raw } from "typeorm";
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const loadedPosts = await connection.getRepository(Post).find({
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    title: Raw((alias) => `${alias} IN (:...titles)`, {
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        titles: [
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            "Go To Statement Considered Harmful",
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            "Structured Programming",
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        ],
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    }),
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "post" WHERE "titles" IN ('Go To Statement Considered Harmful', 'Structured Programming')
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Combining Advanced Options
Also you can combine these operators with Not operator:
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import { Not, MoreThan, Equal } from "typeorm";
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const loadedPosts = await connection.getRepository(Post).find({
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    likes: Not(MoreThan(10)),
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    title: Not(Equal("About #2")),
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});
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will execute following query:
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SELECT * FROM "post" WHERE NOT("likes" > 10) AND NOT("title" = 'About #2')
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