How to Create name search method in Odoo 17 ?

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Explore The _name_search method in Odoo 17:-

The _name_search function in Odoo 17 is an Object Relational Mapper (ORM) method designed to provide efficient and customizable searching within a specific Odoo model. It facilitates searching for records based on partial values or fields other than the default "name" field. This method is particularly useful in scenarios like:

Use of The _name_search method in Odoo 17:-

Autocompletion: When you start typing a customer name in a sales order, _name_search helps suggest matching customer records based on the entered characters.

Flexible Search Criteria: You can search for records using fields beyond the "name" field, such as email addresses, reference codes, or other relevant data points.

@api.model decorator: This decorator indicates that the method can be called without creating an instance of the model (i.e., directly on the model class).

name (str): This parameter represents the search pattern (partial value) to match against the relevant fields.

args (list, optional): This optional parameter allows you to specify additional domain criteria for the search.

operator (str, optional): This parameter defines the search operator used for comparison. By default, it's set to 'ilike' (case-insensitive like operator).

limit (int, optional): This parameter determines the maximum number of records to return in the search results.

name_get_uid (int, optional): This parameter is less commonly used and specifies the user ID for retrieving record names.

The _name_search method in Odoo 17 usage and Syntax:-

class Product(models.Model):

    _name = 'product.product'

    _inherit = 'product.product'

    @api.model

    def _name_search(self, name='', args=None, operator='ilike', limit=100, name_get_uid=None):

        args = args or []

        if name:

            args += ['|', ('name', operator, name), ('default_code', operator, name), ('description', operator, name)]

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