# Re: How to apply OR condition in model.find?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-how-to-apply-or-condition-in-model-find/194728>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 9, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-how-to-apply-or-condition-in-model-find/194728 "2010-09-09T17:07:28Z")\
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Hi,

[find (ActiveRecord::Base) - APIdock](http://apidock.com/rails/v2.3.8/ActiveRecord/Base/find/class) shows:

mihserf - July 22, 20083 thanks  
:conditions examples

:conditions =\> {:login =\> login, :password =\> password}

:conditions =\> [‘subject LIKE :foo OR body LIKE :foo’, {:foo =\> ‘woah’}]

(from the book “The Rails Way”)