Ruby on Rails - search in database based on a query

Question

I have a simple form, where I set up a query that I want to browse, for example panasonic viera. This is on how I search the term in database:

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Answer 1

How about via ARel

def self.search(query)
  words      = query.split(/\s+/)
  table      = self.arel_table
  predicates = []

  words.each do |word|
    predicates << table[:name].matches("%#{word}%")
  end

  if predicates.size > 1
    first = predicates.shift
    conditions = Arel::Nodes::Grouping.new(predicates.inject(first) {|memo, expr| Arel::Nodes::Or.new(memo, expr)})
  else
    conditions = predicates.first
  end

  where(conditions).to_a
end