# findWhere

Find one entity (or null if not found) according to a criteria structure ex: findWhere(entityName="Category", {category="Training"}), findWhere(entityName="Users",{age=40,retired=false});

## Returns

* This function returns *any*

## Arguments

| Key        | Type   | Required | Default | Description                          |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ------- | ------------------------------------ |
| entityName | string | Yes      | ---     |                                      |
| criteria   | struct | Yes      | ---     | A structure of criteria to filter on |

## Examples

```javascript
// Find a category according to the named value pairs I pass into this method
var category = ormService.findWhere(entityName="Category", criteria={isActive=true, label="Training"});
var user = ormService.findWhere(entityName="User", criteria={isActive=true, username=rc.username,password=rc.password});
```