# Query Options

If you pass a structure as the last argument to your dynamic finder/counter call, we will consider that by convention to be your query options.

```javascript
user = entityNew( "User" )
    .findByLastName( "Majano", { ignoreCase=true, timeout=20 } );

users = entityNew( "User" )
    .findAllByLastNameLike( "Ma%", { ignoreCase=false, max=20, offset=15 } );
```

The valid query options are:

* `ignorecase` : Ignores the case of sort order when you set it to true.
* `maxResults` : Specifies the maximum number of objects to be retrieved.
* `offset` : Specifies the start index of the resultset from where it has to start the retrieval.
* `cacheable` : Whether the result of this query is to be cached in the secondary cache. Default is false.
* `cachename` : Name of the cache in secondary cache.
* `timeout` : Specifies the timeout value (in seconds) for the query
* `datasource` : The datasource to use, it defaults to the application
* `sortBy` : The HQL to sort the query by
* `autoCast` : No more casting, let us do auto casting for you
* `asStream` : Want a stream back instead of the results, no problem!

Here is a more descriptive key set with the types and defaults

```javascript
{
    ignoreCase     : boolean (false)
    maxResults     : numeric (0)
    offset         : numeric (0)
    cacheable      : boolean (false)
    cacheName      : string (default)
    timeout        : numeric (0)
    datasource     : string (defaults)
    sortBy         : hql to sort by,
    autoCast       : boolean (true),
    asStream       : boolean (false)
}
```


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