# Search using 6 criteria **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [November 12, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/search-using-6-criteria/119979 "2007-11-12T17:15:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![martinr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@martinr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/martinr)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/search-using-6-criteria/119979/1 "2007-11-12T17:15:35Z")
i want to search using 6 criteria suburb bedroom garage id name id name id name 1 all 1 all 1 all 2 aeroglen 2 1 2 1 3 whitfield 3 2 3 2 4 edgehill 4 3 4 3 or more 5 manunda 5 4 6 manoora 6 5 or more the first search should check to see if the suburb ID if ID = 1 search all suburbs else return only selected suburb then check to see if the bedroom ID if ID = 1 search all bedrooms else return only selected bedroom then check to see if the garage ID if ID = 1 search all garages else return only selected garages i have tried various ways and cannot get it to work any suggestions Martin