" " - HABTM. .
StaffGroup.id(),
$group_ids = $this->Staff->StaffGroup->field('id', array('groupname LIKE' => '%$group%') );
HABTM, hasMany association
$this->Staff->UnbindModel( array('hasAndBelongsToMany' => array('StaffGroup')) );
$this->Staff->bindModel(array('hasMany' => array('StaffStaffGroup')));
$this->Staff->StaffStaffGroup->find(
'all',
array(
'conditions' => array(
'StaffStaffGroup.staff_group_id' => $group_ids,
'Staff.isActive =' => "1",
'Staff.lastname LIKE' => "%$name%",
)
)
);