jgeewax · February 23, 2013 18:33
diff --git a/base_model.py b/base_model.py
 class BaseModel(db.Expando):
  @classmethod
  def filter_prefix(cls, property_name, prefix):
    query = cls.all()
    query.filter("%s >= " % property_name, u"%s" % prefix)
    query.filter("%s < " % property_name, u"%s\xEF\xBF\xBD" % prefix)
    return query
diff --git a/example.py b/example.py
 # Might return TJ if he's in our database.
 Person.filter_prefix("name", "Thomas Jefferso").get()
diff --git a/run_query.py b/run_query.py
 db.GqlQuery("SELECT * FROM MyModel WHERE prop >= :1 AND prop < :2", "abc", u"abc" + u"\xEF\xBF\xBD")
	class BaseModel(db.Expando):
	@classmethod
	def filter_prefix(cls, property_name, prefix):
	query = cls.all()
	query.filter("%s >= " % property_name, u"%s" % prefix)
	query.filter("%s < " % property_name, u"%s\xEF\xBF\xBD" % prefix)
	return query
	# Might return TJ if he's in our database.
	Person.filter_prefix("name", "Thomas Jefferso").get()